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Indian Peak (Catron County, New Mexico)

Coordinates: 33°18′39″N 108°40′41″W / 33.31083°N 108.67806°W / 33.31083; -108.67806 (Indian Peak)
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Indian Peak
Indian Peak is located in New Mexico
Indian Peak
Indian Peak
Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Indian Peak is located in the United States
Indian Peak
Indian Peak
Indian Peak (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation10,102 ft (3,079 m)[1]
Prominence450 ft (140 m)[2]
Isolation0.98 mi (1.58 km)
to Black Mountain[2]
Coordinates33°18′39″N 108°40′41″W / 33.31083°N 108.67806°W / 33.31083; -108.67806 (Indian Peak)[1]
Geography
LocationCatron County, New Mexico, United States
Parent rangeMogollon Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS Grouse Mountain
Geology
Rock age(s)Miocene, between 23 and 5.3 Million years ago[4]
Rock type(s)Rhyolitic pyroclastic and volcaniclastic rocks[4]
Volcanic regionMogollon-Datil volcanic field, Bursum Caldera[4]

Indian Peak is located in the Gila Wilderness in Catron County, New Mexico. [5] Indian Peak is found in the Mogollon Mountains and is ranked the 203rd highest peak, and 1077th by prominence, for New Mexico.[6]

Indian Peak is 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Mogollon, New Mexico and can be accessed via the Holt Apache Trial.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Indian Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 1, 1991. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Indian Peak, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Mogollon Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Reconnaissance geologic map of the Gila wilderness study area, southwestern New Mexico". U.S. Geological Survey. 1975. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "topoView". National Geologic Map Database project (NGMDB). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Indian Peak NM". Retrieved 13 April 2023.