Chicoma Mountain

Chicoma Mountain
Chicoma Mountain

Chicoma snow
view from Los Alamos
Elevation 11,561 ft (3,524 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 4,281 ft (1,305 m) [2]
Location
Location Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Range Jemez Mountains
Coordinates 36°00′26.41″N 106°23′04.38″W / 36.0073361°N 106.38455°W / 36.0073361; -106.38455Coordinates: 36°00′26.41″N 106°23′04.38″W / 36.0073361°N 106.38455°W / 36.0073361; -106.38455[1]
Topo map USGS Polvadera Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Chicoma Mountain (play /tʃɨˈkoʊmə/; also spelled Tschicoma or Tchicoma) is the highest point in the Jemez Mountains, a prominent mountain range in the U.S. State of New Mexico. The Tree line in this area is exceptionally high, and the mountain is forested almost all the way to its summit which is conspicuous from the towns of Los Alamos, Santa Fe, and Española and other areas in the valley of the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico. Like the rest of the Jemez, it is of volcanic origin; it lies on the northeast rim of the Valles Caldera, one of the best examples of a caldera in the United States.

The mountain is sacred to many of the Pueblo people of New Mexico, who traditionally regarded it as the "center of all." Much of it lies within the territory of the Santa Clara Pueblo near Española. Access by hikers, hunters, etc., is correspondingly limited, although the summit can be reached via public lands on the north side. The Puye Cliff Dwellings in Santa Clara Canyon are an archaeological site of some significance. The site is located on the pueblo's land on the east side of the mountain, and are sometimes open to the public for a fee.

Location of Chicoma Mountain within New Mexico

References

  1. ^ a b "Langley". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=GN0677. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  2. ^ "Chicoma Mountain, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3989. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 

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