Alegres Mountain

Alegres Mountain
Alegres Mountain is located in New Mexico
Alegres Mountain
Alegres Mountain
Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Alegres Mountain is located in the United States
Alegres Mountain
Alegres Mountain
Alegres Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation10,227 ft (3,117 m)[1]
Prominence2,369 ft (722 m)[2]
Isolation54.46 mi (87.64 km)
to West Blue Mountain[2]
Coordinates34°9′26″N 108°11′21″W / 34.15722°N 108.18917°W / 34.15722; -108.18917 (Alegres Mountain)[1]
Geography
LocationCatron County, New Mexico, United States
Parent rangeColorado Plateau[3]
Topo mapUSGS Alegres Mountain
Geology
Rock agec. 26 Million years ago[4]
Rock typeBearwallow Mountain Andesite[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking, Open Country, Scramble

Alegres Mountain is located on the Colorado Plateau in Catron County, New Mexico.[5] Alegres Mountain is found in the Mangas Mountains and is the 180th highest peak in New Mexico and ranked 30th by prominence.[5][6]

Alegres Mountain is 10 miles (17 km) south west of Pie Town, New Mexico and can be accessed via Dipping Vat Road (also referred to as Pipeline Springs Road).[5][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alegres Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 31, 1992. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Alegres Peak, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Colorado Plateau". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Reconnaissance geologic map of the Quemado 30 x 60 minute quadrangle, Catron County, New Mexico". New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. 1994. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "topoView". National Geologic Map Database project (NGMDB). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Alegres Mountain NM". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Ascent of Alegres Mountain on 2017-08-15". Retrieved 13 April 2023.


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