Location

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument

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Access notes

BLM-managed mountains and desert overlooking Las Cruces, with hiking trails of varying difficulty. Open at all times; no entrance fee at most trailheads.

Parking

Trailhead lots, e.g. at Dripping Springs and Aguirre Spring.

Filmed Here

The Burning Plain

What Was Filmed Here

The Burning Plain· 2008

Desert/rural sequences near Las Cruces

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Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument — Bob Wick, BLM · CC BY 2.0

What happened here

The base of the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces was used for rural and desert sequences in this Charlize Theron drama, including scenes tied to the opening trailer-fire storyline.