Cookes Range

Cookes Range
Eastern side of Cookes Range
Highest point
Peak	Cookes Peak
Elevation	8,408 ft (2,563 m)
Coordinates	32°32′10″N 107°43′54″W / 32.5360°N 107.7316°W / 32.5360; -107.7316
Dimensions
Length	17 mi (27 km) N-S
Width	8 mi (13 km)
Geography
Cookes Range Cookes Range in New Mexico
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Region	((northwest)-Chihuahuan Desert)
County	Luna
Settlement	Deming, Nutt and Lake Valley
Borders on	Whitehorse Mountain-NW Mimbres Mountains-N Good Sight Mountains-ESE Deming, NM & Florida Mtns-S
Topo map	USGS Massacre Peak

The Cookes Range (Cooke's Range, Cooks Range or Cook's Range) is a small, 17-mi (27 km) long^[1] mountain range in northern Luna County, New Mexico, which extends slightly north into southeastern Grant County. The range is a southern continuation of the Mimbres Mountains, itself the southeast portion of the extensive north–south running Black Range. The Cookes Range is surrounded by lower elevation areas of the northwest Chihuahuan Desert.