Additionally, an American gold prospector claimed to have found hidden treasure inside the Mountains in the late 1930s.

Westwards is the valley of the Jornada del Muerto, the Sierra Caballo mountains and the Rio Grande.

Officials at the Range followed the lead of New Mexico historians, who erroneously believed the peak was named after Queen Victoria.

Through diligent research, Howard Bryan, a reporter for the Albuquerque Tribune, linked Victorio with the Battle of Hembrillo Basin and discovered the peak's original namesake.

Milton "Doc" and Ova "Babe" Noss claimed to have discovered gold and artifacts inside the peak in 1933.