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2 unusual facts about Black Range


Battle of Cooke's Spring

Apache raiders were tracked through the frontier by a party of United States Army cavalry who intercepted the native warriors at Cooke's Spring in the Black Range of New Mexico.

Charles B. Gatewood

In 1879 Gatewood and his Apache scouts were brought from Arizona to the Black Range Mountains of New Mexico to capture the Apache Chief Victorio in the Victorio Campaign.



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Recuay, Peru

It is necessary to climb the Cordillera Negra (Black Range), which crosses Wankapiti (Huancapetí) at 4,000 msnm, and descend towards the city of Aija.