▁the ▁plate au ▁consists ▁of ▁grass y ▁me adows , ▁called ▁" par ks ," ▁inter sp ac ed ▁with ▁for ests ▁of ▁Engel mann ▁spr uce , ▁other ▁con if ers , ▁and ▁Qu aking ▁Asp en . ▁ ▁The ▁plate au ▁is ▁la ced ▁with ▁several ▁small ▁streams ▁which ▁support ▁populations ▁of ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁cut th ro at ▁tr out . ▁ ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Pe aks ▁r ises ▁g ently ▁among ▁the ▁me adows ▁to ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁feet . ▁ ▁Wild flow ers ▁of ▁many ▁species ▁ab ound . ▁The ▁me adows ▁known ▁as ▁" par ks " ▁consist ▁primarily ▁of ▁bl u egr ass , ▁o at ▁grass , ▁sed ge , ▁r ush , ▁and ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁ir is . ▁ ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Park s ▁receives ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁precip itation ▁ann ually , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wet test ▁areas ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Snow fall ▁is ▁heavy ▁in ▁winter ▁and ▁snow ▁cover ▁pers ists ▁until ▁late ▁May . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁me adows ▁are ▁bog gy ▁from ▁the ▁heavy ▁precip itation . ▁San ▁Greg orio ▁res er voir ▁is ▁an ▁artificial ▁lake ▁about ▁one - half ▁mile ▁long ▁and ▁one - half ▁mile ▁wide ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁w ilder ness . ▁ ▁Anim als ▁found ▁in ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Park s ▁are ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁Rock y ▁Mountains : ▁m ule ▁de er , ▁black ▁bear . ▁wild ▁tur key , ▁and