Whitewater Baldy
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 Whitewater Baldy
Location in New Mexico
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). NGVD 29[1] |
| Prominence | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). [1] |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Catron County, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Parent range | Mogollon Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Grouse Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Volcanic field | Mogollon-Datil volcanic field |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | trail hike |
Whitewater Baldy is the highest point of the Mogollon Mountains and the second highest mountain in Southern New Mexico, after Sierra Blanca Peak. It is located in Catron County in the Gila Wilderness, part of the Gila National Forest. It lies about 15 miles (24 km) east of the town of Glenwood (on U.S. Route 180).
Like all of the surrounding mountains, Whitewater Baldy is part of the Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, and consists of volcanic materials formed between forty and twenty-five million years ago.[3] It is drained on the west side by Whitewater Creek, and on the east by Iron Creek.
Despite its name, Whitewater Baldy is forested up to its summit. It can be accessed by trail from the west along the Crest Trail (Forest Trail 182).[4] It can also be accessed from the east side of the Gila Wilderness.
The area was severely impacted by the Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire in 2012.
References
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- ↑ Butterfield, Mike, and Greene, Peter, Mike Butterfield's Guide to the Mountains of New Mexico, New Mexico Magazine Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-937206-88-1
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