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Mescalero topographic map
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Name: Mescalero topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico, United States (33.10755 -105.82732 33.19295 -105.73602)
Average elevation: 2,217 m
Minimum elevation: 1,865 m
Maximum elevation: 2,531 m
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