Sierra Cuchillo (knife mountains) or Cuchillo Negro Mountains is a range of mountains, primarily in Sierra County and some in southern

Socorro County Socorro County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,866. The county seat is Socorro. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties of New Mexico Territory. Socorro ...

, New Mexico. They were named for the knife-like shape of some of the peaks in the range, or for Cuchillo Negro an

Apache The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño an ...

leader in the region in the mid 19th century.

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