Latir
Maps
Fortunately, the Latir Mountains are
often overlooked and under-appreciated.
We think the Latirs are down-right AMAZING…! ! !
Please feel free to right-click-save-as on our maps
below… and print your own copy to have in hand next time you hike here…! ! !
…above is our Latir – Red River map and below is an enlarged detail map
of the just Latir Range…
Notes and Photos
The El Rito Trail, shown (in red)
on the left side of our map above, is the most popular and most used trail in
the Latirs.
The Forest Service omits it, leaving it off of their maps. It is too steep they say........ Well, it’s a
steep one alright… but knock our eyes out beautiful. El Rito Trail
escalates you to the very heart of the Latir
Wilderness with amazing quickness. Rock
climbers use it to access “Questa Dome” - a premier climbing paradise...! ! ! Questa Dome is
shown on our map above by it’s
historic name that the locals know and use: The Bear – see the next photo below…
Check out these
links: http://www.dougscottart.com/hobbies/waterfalls/elritocascades.htm
& http://www.dougscottart.com/hobbies/waterfalls/virginfalls.htm
The private land
to the north, bordering Latir wilderness: Rio
Costilla Park is open to the public for a very reasonable fee. See: http://www.dougscottart.com/hobbies/waterfalls/latir.htm
Waterfall Canyon is a beautiful trail-less hike within Latir Wilderness: http://www.dougscottart.com/hobbies/waterfalls/waterfallcreekfalls.htm
The rock formation in this photo is known
to the locals as “The Bear” -do you see the bear…??? -rock-climbers call it Questa Dome
Hotentot Canyon (shown near the bottom of the upper
map above...) is an AMAZING – Bryce Canyon National Park look-a-like... as the
photo below plainly shows:
...photo below shows both of the 2 lower
lakes of Tres Lagunitas... lush & beautiful...! ! ! This is an amazing place…! ! !
...and ...the lower Tres Lagunitas...
...and ...the Middle Tres Lagunitas...
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