New Mexico’s Most Prominent Peaks

New Mexico has 1 of the 57 Ultras in the Lower 48 United States
New Mexico’s Ultra Power total is 664 with an average of 664.

New Mexico’s Most Prominent Peaks

– Sorted by Prominence

Notes

Rank	Elev feet	Prom feet	Power: E*P	Summit Name Summit Quad Summit Coords	Proximate Parent Line Parent (if diff)	Iso miles	Saddle Elev Saddle Quad Saddle Coords	Other fame	G	J
1	11,973	5,543	664	Sierra Blanca Peak Sierra Blanca Peak 33.3745 105.8089	Lake Peak	167.54	6,430 Ancho 20 33.9851 105.6601	Otero County Highpoint	2	1
End of New Mexico’s P5Ks
2	11,561	4,291	496	Chicoma Mountain Polvadera Peak 36.0074 106.3845	Sierra Mosca Chama Peak	35.33	7,270 Los Indios Canyon 36.6050 106.9869	Rio Arriba County’s most prominent peak	2	2
3	10,678	4,108	439	Sandia Crest Sandia Crest 35.2102 106.4496	Redondo Peak Point 11,385	46.22	6,570 Captain Davis Mountain 35.2641 106.0622	Bernalillo County Highpoint	9	8
4	11,301	4,094	463	Taylor, Mount Mount Taylor 35.2387 107.6084	Chicoma Mountain	86.96	7,207 San Lucas Dam 35.3752 107.6537	Cibola County Highpoint	7	2
5	13,102	4,001	524	Truchas Peak Truchas Peak 35.9627 105.6451	Wheeler Peak	43.02	9,101 Palo Flechado Pass 36.4147 105.3365	Mora, Rio Arriba County HPs Pecos Wilderness Highpoint	1	1
End of New Mexico’s P4Ks
6	10,783	3,813	411	South Baldy South Baldy 33.9913 107.1880	Lookout Mountain Escudilla Mountain	89.45	6,970 Arroyo Landavaso 34.0321 107.3364	Socorro County Highpoint	1	1
7	8,990	3,740	336	Organ Needle Organ Peak 32.3452 106.5621	Point 9,695 Manzano Peak	54.86	5,250 Capitol Peak 33.4376 106.4983	Doña Ana County Highpoint	2	1
8	8,356	3,706	310	Big Hatchet Peak Big Hatchet Peak 31.6353 108.3987	Animas Mtns Highpoint	23.42	4,650 Whitewater Mountains 31.3545 108.5181		1	1
9	8,965	3,625	325	Salinas Peak Salinas Peak 33.2986 106.5315	White Horse Hill Organ Needle	41.19	5,340 San Andres Peak 32.7133 106.5860
10	10,895	3,545	386	Whitewater Baldy Grouse Mountain 33.3239 108.6424	Escudilla Mountain	51.77	7,350 Tullarosa Canyon 33.9315 108.4197	Catron County Highpoint Gila Wilderness HP	1	1
11	13,161	3,409	449	Wheeler Peak Wheeler Peak 36.5568 105.4169	Purgatoire Peak	37.45	9,752 Red River Pass 36.7281 105.2907	Taos County Highpoint Wheeler Peak Wilderness HP	4	2
12	8,565	3,283	281	Animas Mountains HP Animas Peak 31.5695 108.7887	Portal Peak Cerro San Jose	29.71	5,282 In Mexico 30.9169 108.9167	Hildago County Highpoint	1	1
13	10,201	3,271	334	Capitan Mountains HP Capitan Peak 33.6013 105.3437	Buck Mountain Lookout Mountain	28.72	6,930 Jacob Spring 33.6294 105.5626	Capitan Mountains Wilderness Highpoint
14	10,098	3,248	328	Manzano Peak Manzano Peak 34.5912 106.4470	“The Thumb” Sandia Crest	42.42	6,850 Sandia Park 35.1402 106.3188	Torrance County Highpoint Manzano Mtn Wilderness HP	1	1
15	7,460	3,215	240	Florida Mtns Highpoint Florida Gap 32.1265 107.6229	Rattlesnake Ridge	27.09	4,245 Capitol Dome 32.1979 107.6743		1	1
16	10,336	3,146	325	West Blue Mountain Blue Mountain 33.6651 107.4457	South Baldy Whitewater Baldy	26.99	7,190 Oak Peak 33.8031 107.7109	Apache Kid Wilderness HP
17	9,210	3,140	289	Ladrones Benchmark Ladron Peak 34.4348 107.0852	North Baldy Alegres Mountain	27.16	6,070 Riley 34.4339 107.2117		1	2
End of New Mexico’s P3Ks

Notes by Gerry Roach

This list has 17 peaks on it, of which
1 has more than 5,000 feet of prominence,
5 have more than 4,000 feet of prominence, and
17 have more than 3,000 feet of prominence.
Our New Mexico Ultra (> P5K):
Gerry Roach’s totals: 2 ascents; 1/1 total
Jennifer Roach’s totals: 1 ascent; 1/1 total
Gerry and Jennifer’s combined total as of 9/1/13: 3 ascents
Our New Mexico P4Ks:
Gerry Roach’s totals: 20 ascents; 5/5 total
Jennifer Roach’s totals: 13 ascents; 5/5 total
Gerry and Jennifer’s combined total as of 12/29/19: 33 ascents
Our New Mexico P3Ks:
Gerry Roach’s totals: 19 ascents; 14/17 total
Jennifer Roach’s totals: 16 ascents; 14/17 total
Gerry and Jennifer’s combined total as of 12/29/19: 35 ascents

New Mexico’s Most Prominent Peaks

– Sorted by Prominence

Notes by Gerry Roach

Our New Mexico Ultra (> P5K):

Our New Mexico P4Ks:

Our New Mexico P3Ks:

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