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Santa Fe National Forest, headquartered in Santa Fe, was established in 1915 by combining the former Jemez National Forest and Pecos National Forest. Spanning 1,558,452 acres in northern New Mexico, it stretches across the Jemez Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, with elevations from about 5,300 feet to 13,103-foot Truchas Peak in the Pecos Wilderness. Its districts include river canyons, hot springs, campgrounds, large aspen stands, and wilderness areas such as Chama River Canyon, San Pedro Parks, Dome, and Pecos. Part of the forest became Bandelier National Monument in 1916, and the forest remains a major public landscape for scenery, rivers, and backcountry access.
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