Capitan mountain estates is ... surrounded by over one million acres of the lincoln national forest in capitan, new mexico. Almost the entire million acres lies within 60-80 miles of capitan mountain estates, and fully half of the acreage is within 30 miles. There are three different ranger districts on the lincoln national forest: the sacramento, the smokey bear, and the guadalupe. Within 30-50 miles of cme lies the half-million acre mescalero apache indian reservation capitan mountain estates, besides being an outdoor adventure paradise with the most breathtaking scenery of forest acreage and mountain land available to those seeking to own new mexico property today. MLS# 107184.