San Antonio Mountain (New Mexico)
Volcanic mountain in New Mexico, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San Antonio Mountain is a free-standing volcanic peak in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. With an elevation of 10,908 feet, San Antonio Mountain is the highest peak within the Taos Plateau volcanic field, the largest volcanic field within the Rio Grande Rift valley.
San Antonio Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,912 ft (3,326 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 2,108 ft (643 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 36°51′34″N 106°01′07″W |
Geography | |
Location | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, U.S. |
Topo map | USGS San Antonio Mountain N. Mex. |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Volcanic arc | Taos Plateau volcanic field |
The mountain lies just outside a northwest boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. It lies within the Carson National Forest and is administered by the U.S. Forest Service rather than the Bureau of Land Management.
It is called "Bear Mountain" by Tewa-speaking peoples in the Rio Grande valley, and is known as the mountain of the north in their cosmology.[3]