New Mexico County High Points| Rank | County | Peak | Elev-Ft | Range (Level 4) | Prom-Ft | Ascents |
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| 1. | Taos | Wheeler Peak | 13,161 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 3409 | 806 | | 2. | Mora | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 4001 | 80 | | 2. | Rio Arriba | Truchas Peak | 13,102 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 4001 | 80 | | 4. | Santa Fe | Santa Fe Baldy | 12,622 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 1982 | 128 | | 5. | Colfax | Little Costilla Peak | 12,584 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 2424 | 40 | | 6. | Otero | Sierra Blanca Peak | 11,973 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 5533 | 121 | | 7. | San Miguel | Elk Mountain | 11,661 | Sangre de Cristo Range | 581 | 52 | | 8. | Lincoln | Lookout Mountain | 11,580 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 380 | 116 | | 9. | Cibola | Mount Taylor | 11,301 | Southeast Colorado Plateau | 4094 | 182 | | 10. | Sandoval | Redondo Peak | 11,254 | Southeast Colorado Plateau | 2454 | 26 | | 11. | Catron | Whitewater Baldy | 10,895 | Southwest New Mexico Ranges | 3535 | 48 | | 12. | Socorro | South Baldy | 10,783 | Southwest New Mexico Ranges | 3803 | 112 | | 13. | Bernalillo | Sandia Crest | 10,678 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 4098 | 329 | | 14. | Los Alamos | Caballo Mountain-Southwest Slope | 10,480 | Southeast Colorado Plateau | 0 | 27 | | 15. | Grant | McKnight Mountain | 10,165 | Southwest New Mexico Ranges | 2525 | 45 | | 15. | Sierra | McKnight Mountain | 10,165 | Southwest New Mexico Ranges | 2525 | 45 | | 17. | Torrance | Manzano Peak | 10,098 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 3238 | 69 | | 18. | San Juan | Beautiful Mountain | 9388 | Navajo Area | 1508 | 26 | | 19. | McKinley | Cerros de Alejandro | 9166 | Southeast Colorado Plateau | 606 | 27 | | 20. | Doña Ana | Organ Needle | 8980 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 3700 | 73 | | 21. | Valencia | Gallo Peak-Southwest Ridge | 8960 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 0 | 33 | | 22. | Union | Sierra Grande | 8720 | Southern Great Plains | 1880 | 54 | | 23. | Hidalgo | Animas Mountains High Point | 8565 | Southwest New Mexico Ranges | 3250 | 18 | | 24. | Luna | Cookes Peak | 8408 | Southwest New Mexico Ranges | 2568 | 49 | | 25. | Eddy | Dog Canyon Rim | 7480 | Trans-Pecos Texas Ranges | 360 | 38 | | 26. | Chaves | One Tree Peak | 7089 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 649 | 47 | | 27. | Harding | Sugarloaf Mountain | 6455 | Southern Great Plains | 360 | 50 | | 28. | Guadalupe | Mesa Leon | 6339 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 364 | 39 | | 29. | De Baca | Loma Alta | 5583 | Southeast New Mexico Ranges | 128 | 50 | | 30. | Quay | Luciano Mesa-East Area | 5560 | Southern Great Plains | 0 | 42 | | 31. | Curry | Curry County High Point | 4792 | Southern Great Plains | 0 | 58 | | 32. | Roosevelt | Roosevelt County High Point | 4780 | Southern Great Plains | 0 | 51 | | 33. | Lea | Lea County High Point | 4476 | Southern Great Plains | 0 | 56 |
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List DescriptionAndy Martin was the first to complete this list, on 10/7/1995.
Acknowledgements
- Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1992 by Andy Martin.
- By 1995 I had determined several of these points, and most information on individual peak pages was self-researched.
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