Baldy Mountain (Colfax County, New Mexico)
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| Baldy Mountain | |
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 View of the mountain from Copper Park |
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| Elevation | 12,441 ft (3,792 m) |
| Location | Colfax County, New Mexico, United States |
| Range | Cimarron Range, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Rocky Mountains |
| Coordinates | [1] |
| Topo map | USGS Baldy Mountain (NM) |
Baldy Mountain (official name), or Mount Baldy, is the second highest peak in the Cimarron Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico. It is located in Colfax County, about 6 mi (10 km) northeast of Eagle Nest. It rises abruptly, with 3,640 feet of vertical relief (in 3 miles/4.8 km), from the Moreno Valley to the west.[2]
Baldy Mountain lies on the northwestern border of the Boy Scouts of America's Philmont Scout Ranch. The valleys on the eastern side of the peak are home to some of the many small camps that are scattered throughout the Ranch. Four wheel drive roads and a radio tower exist high on the western slopes. It is famous among those who have climbed it for being very steep and rocky. So rocky, in fact, that when one takes a step forward, he slides back nearly half a step.
Copper and gold were mined in the area starting in 1866, and the top of Baldy Mountain was developed as the Mystic Lode copper mine.[2] Mine workings and prospects are still evident on the slopes of the mountain as well.
[edit] References
- ^ Baldy Mountain on Topozone
- ^ a b Butterfield, Mike, and Greene, Peter, Mike Butterfield's Guide to the Mountains of New Mexico, New Mexico Magazine Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-937206-88-1
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