The Santa Fe National Forest encompasses 1,567,181 acres in two divisions. East of the Rio Grande, the southern Sange de Cristo (Blood of Christ) Mountains dominate the Pecos Division. These mountains are crowned by the spectacular Pecos Wilderness with 13,101 foot Truchas Peak .The aspen, fir, pine and spruce forest is home to large and small game and many trout streams. Sloping gradually southward, the Pecos Division is some 50 miles long and 25 miles wide. It includes Santa Fe Ski Basin on the west and farther south, historic Glorietta Pass and the Old Santa Fe Trail.
Across the Rio Grande to the west lie a cluster of ranges including the Jemez Mountains, which rise to nearly 12,000 feet at the summit of Chicoma Peak and San Pedro Parks Wilderness. Scattered through these mountains are extensive private holdings, the nuclear research facilities at Los Alamos, several Indian pueblos and Bandelier National Monument but most land is within the Jemez Division of the Santa Fe National Forest. The predominate geographical feature is the volcanic caldera indicated by the Valle Grande and the definitive ring of mountains surrounding the valley
25 campgrounds and numerous hiking trails.
Note: Due to very dry conditions much of the Santa Fe National Forest was closed to the public in mid June 2004
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The Santa Fe National Forest encompasses 1,567,181 acres in two divisions. East of the Rio Grande, the southern Sange de Cristo (Blood of Christ) Mountains dominate the Pecos Division. These mountains are crowned by the spectacular Pecos Wilderness with 13,101 foot Truchas Peak .