The Elfego Baca Golf Shoot is named after a former mayor of Socorro who survived a gun battle near what is now Reserve, New Mexico, involving over 4,000 bullets that were fired over the course of 36 hours. The golf shoot begins by teeing off from Socorro Peak, also known as M Mountain, at an altitude of , golfers proceed down the side of the mountain some 2,550 vertical feet to the one hole almost three miles (5 km) away.
The Elfego Baca Golf Shoot is named after a former mayor of Socorro who survived a gun battle near what is now Reserve, New Mexico, involving over 4000 bullets that were fired over the course of 36 hours. The golf shoot begins by teeing off from Socorro Peak also known as M Mountain, at, an altitude of , golfers proceed down the side of the mountain some ,2,550 vertical feet to the one hole almost three miles (5 km) away.