Canyon Creek Mountains

Canyon Creek Mountains
Canyon Creek Mountains is located in New Mexico
Canyon Creek Mountains
Canyon Creek Mountains
Canyon Creek Mountains in New Mexico
Highest point
PeakEast Elk Mountain
Elevation9,058 ft (2,761 m)
Coordinates33°29′49″N 108°15′53″W / 33.497008°N 108.264776°W / 33.497008; -108.264776
Dimensions
Length10 mi (16 km) SW-NE
Width7 mi (11 km)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
Region(s)Gila National Forest
Continental Divide of the Americas
CountyCatron County, New Mexico
SettlementCollins Park, NM
(Aragon, NMApache Creek, NM)
Range coordinates33°29′49″N 108°15′53″W / 33.497008°N 108.264776°W / 33.497008; -108.264776
Borders onElk Mountains-NW
FR 30-(O Bar O Road)-N
Gila Wilderness-S

The Canyon Creek Mountains are a short 10 miles (16 km) long, mountain range located in southeast Catron County, New Mexico, near the source of the Gila River and north of the Gila Wilderness. The Elk Mountains are adjacent northwest, where the continental divide passes from north to east on the south of the Plains of San Agustin.