Baldy Mountain (Colfax County, New Mexico)

Baldy Mountain
Baldy Mountain from Copper Park camp
Elevation	12,441 ft (3,792 m)
Prominence	2,701 ft (823 m) [1]
Location
Location	Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Range	Cimarron Range, Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Coordinates	36°37′48″N 105°12′48″W / 36.63°N 105.21333°W / 36.63; -105.21333[2]
Topo map	USGS Baldy Mountain (NM)

Baldy Mountain (official name), Baldy Peak, Mount Baldy, or Old Baldy is the 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 (1,110 m) of vertical relief (in 3 miles/4.8 km), from the Moreno Valley to the west and has a total elevation of 12,441 ft.^[3]

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. In 1963 Norton Clapp bought 10,098 acres (41 km²) around the mountain and donated it to the Boy Scouts of America.

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.^[3] Mine workings and prospects are still evident on the slopes of the mountain as well. There are about 70 miles (110 km) of mines in the whole mountain. A total of $4 million was made from the gold in the mountain.^{[citation needed]}

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  Baldy Summit Ridge

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  Baldy Mountain from Copper Park, Philmont Scout Ranch

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  Baldy Mountain from Wilson Mesa

See also

• List of peaks named Baldy
• 4000 meter peaks of the United States
• Cimarron Range
• Culebra Range
• List of U.S. states by elevation
• Mountain peaks of North America
• Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
• Mountain peaks of the United States
• Sangre de Cristo Mountains
• Southern Rocky Mountains

References

1. ^ New Mexico High-prominence peaks at listsofjohn.com
2. ^ Baldy Mountain on TopoQuest
3. ^ ^{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