Cerro Pedernal
Cerro Pedernal | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,866 ft (3,007 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 1,362 ft (415 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 36°09′48″N 106°30′14″W / 36.16323126°N 106.50380896°WCoordinates: 36°09′48″N 106°30′14″W / 36.16323126°N 106.50380896°W[1] |
Geography | |
Cerro Pedernal Location in New Mexico | |
Location | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, U.S. |
Parent range | Jemez Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Youngsville |
Cerro Pedernal, locally known as just "Pedernal", is a narrow mesa in northern New Mexico. The name is Spanish for "flint hill". The mesa lies on the north flank of the Jemez Mountains, south of Abiquiu Lake, in the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest. Its caprock was produced in the . Its highest point is 9,862 feet (3,006 meters).
Pedernal is the source of a chert used by the prehistoric Gallina people. Its cliffs are popular with rock climbers. Georgia O'Keeffe made many paintings of it, and her ashes were scattered on its top.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Dernal". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ "Cerro Pedernal, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ Gómez, Art (2004). New Mexico: Images of a Land and its People. UNM Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-8263-3257-9. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
External links[]
Look up cerro or pedernal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cerro Pedernal. |
- Cerro Pedernal review with photos. Climb.Mountains.com.
- Cerro Pedernal. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources.
- "Cerro Pedernal". SummitPost.org.
Categories:
- Jemez Mountains
- Landforms of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- Mesas of New Mexico
- Tourist attractions in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- Climbing areas of New Mexico
- New Mexico geography stubs