San Antonio Mountain (New Mexico)

San Antonio Mountain
San Antonio Mountain, New Mexico, as seen from the Colorado side of the NM-CO state line on U.S. Route 285
Highest point
Elevation10,912 ft (3,326 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,108 ft (643 m)[2]
Coordinates36°51′34″N 106°01′07″W / 36.859444953°N 106.018705147°W / 36.859444953; -106.018705147
Geography
San Antonio Mountain is located in New Mexico
San Antonio Mountain
San Antonio Mountain
LocationRio Arriba County, New Mexico, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS San Antonio Mountain N. Mex.
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano
Volcanic arcTaos Plateau volcanic field

San Antonio Mountain is a free-standing volcanic peak in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. With an elevation of 10,908 feet, San Antonio Mountain is the highest peak within the Taos Plateau volcanic field, the largest volcanic field within the Rio Grande Rift valley.

The mountain lies just outside a northwest boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. It lies within the Carson National Forest and is administered by the U.S. Forest Service rather than the Bureau of Land Management.

It is called "Bear Mountain" by Tewa-speaking peoples in the Rio Grande valley, and is known as the mountain of the north in their cosmology.[3]

  1. ^ "San Antone". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "San Antonio Mountain, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Julyan, Robert Hixson (2006). The Mountains of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 368. ISBN 0826335160.