Manzano Peak

Manzano Peak
Elevation	10,098 ft (3,078 m) [1]
Prominence	3,238 ft (987 m) [1]
Location
Location	Torrance County, New Mexico, USA
Range	Manzano Mountains
Coordinates	34°35′27″N 106°26′48″W / 34.5908948°N 106.4466858°W / 34.5908948; -106.4466858Coordinates: 34°35′27″N 106°26′48″W / 34.5908948°N 106.4466858°W / 34.5908948; -106.4466858[2]
Topo map	USGS Manzano Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Manzano Peak is the highest peak in the Manzano Mountains, a mountain range in the central part of the US State of New Mexico. It lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the town of Manzano and 18 miles (29 km) east-southeast of the town of Belen, in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness Area, part of the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. It forms the striking southern anchor of the range, rising 3,900 feet (1,189 m) in 3 miles (5 km) above its western base.^[3] The summit is below the tree line, but has views to the east, south, and west.

Manzano Peak can be accessed via trail number 80 (the Kayser Trail), leading to the Crest Trail (number 170), from a trailhead on the east side of the range.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Manzano Peak, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=4265. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
2. ^ "Manzano Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:908404. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
3. ^ Butterfield, Mike; Greene, Peter (2006). Mike Butterfield's Guide to the Mountains of New Mexico. New Mexico Magazine Press. ISBN 978-0-937206-88-1. 

External links

• "Cibola National Forest". United States Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/index.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
• "Manzano Peak". Summitpost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/153606/Manzano-Peak.html. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
• USGS. Manzano Peak quadrangle, New Mexico (Map). 1:24000, 7.5 Minute Topographic. http://www.topoquest.com/map-detail.php?usgs_cell_id=27577. Retrieved 2009-01-24.