Whitewater Baldy

Whitewater Baldy
Elevation	10,895 ft (3,321 m)
Prominence	3,545 ft (1,081 m) [1]
Location
Location	Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Range	Mogollon Mountains
Coordinates	33°19′25″N 108°38′28″W / 33.32361°N 108.64111°W / 33.32361; -108.64111Coordinates: 33°19′25″N 108°38′28″W / 33.32361°N 108.64111°W / 33.32361; -108.64111
Topo map	USGS Grouse Mountain (NM)
Climbing
Easiest route	trail hike

Whitewater Baldy is the highest point of the Mogollon Mountains in the southwestern part of the US state of New Mexico. It is also the highest point in the entire southwest portion of New Mexico (south of Interstate 40 and west of the Rio Grande). It is located in Catron County in the Gila Wilderness, part of the Gila National Forest. It lies about 15 mi (24 km) east of the town of Glenwood (on U.S. Route 180).

Like all of the surrounding mountains, Whitewater Baldy is part of the Datil-Mogollon Volcanic Plateau, and consists of volcanic materials formed between forty and twenty-five million years ago.^[2] It is drained on the west side by Whitewater Creek, and on the east by Iron Creek.

Despite its name, Whitewater Baldy is forested up to its summit. It can be accessed by trail from the west along the Crest Trail (Forest Trail 182).^[3] It can also be accessed from the east side of the Gila Wilderness.

Lookout Cabin

The Mogollon Baldy Lookout Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[4]

References

1. ^ NM prominent peaks on Lists Of John
2. ^ 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
3. ^ South Baldy on Summitpost
4. ^ (nd) National Register of Historic Places - Catron County, New Mexico. Retrieved 6/16/07.