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Sierra Blanca Peak, New Mexico

Prominence: 5533 ft, 1686 m

Elevation: 11,973 feet, 3649 meters

True Isolation: 165.7 mi, 266.67 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 11,977 ft / 3650 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	33° 22' 28'' N, 105° 48' 32'' W 33.374326, -105.808807 (Dec Deg) 424764 E 3693078 N, Zone 13 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	New Mexico
County/Second Level Region	Otero (Highest Point)
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Sierra Blanca Peak": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Sierra Blanca at SummitPost.org Sierra Blanca Peak at ListsOfJohn.com Weather for Sierra Blanca at Mountain-Forecast.com Sierra Blanca Peak at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio) CoHP.org Trip Report for Otero, NM by Andy Martin CoHP.org Trip Report for Otero, NM by John Garner CoHP.org Trip Report for Otero, NM by John Mitchler CoHP.org Trip Report for Otero, NM by Scott Casterlin CoHP.org Trip Report for Otero, NM by Bob Bolton Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map Lists that contain Sierra Blanca Peak: USA Lower 48 Range3 High Points (Rank #9) USA Lower 48 Peaks with 100 miles of Isolation (Rank #17) 5000 foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #19) USA Lower 48 Peaks with 5000 feet of Prominence (Rank #36) Most Prominent Peaks of the U.S. States (Rank #15) EPIC List - States of the USA (Rank #14) Most Isolated Peaks of the U.S. States (Rank #18) 5000 foot Prominence CoHPs (Rank #25) USA Lower 48 Top 100 Peaks by Prominence (Rank #36) United States Peaks with 100 miles of Isolation (Rank #35) USA Lower 48 Range4 High Points (Rank #28) Top 10 Prominence Grid for U.S. States (Rank #50) USA Lower 48 Peaks with 4000 feet of Prominence (Rank #36) Top 10 County High Points Grid for U.S. States (Rank #54) 2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #33) Top 10 Isolation Grid for U.S. States (Rank #33) 100 Highest CoHPs in Lower 48 (Rank #70) 100 Highest CoHPs (Rank #78) North America Range3 High Points (Rank #21) Counties with Largest Area (Rank #10) New Mexico Peaks with 25 Miles of Isolation (Rank #1) New Mexico County Prominence Peaks (Rank #1) New Mexico Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #1) New Mexico Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #1) (Peak is on over 20 lists; Not all shown here.)
Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 152 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 155) Selected Trip Reports: 1985 by Don Wenner 2009-07-01 by Dominic Bowcutt 2012-05-04 by Richard Oestreicher (Unsuccessful) 2012-08-25 by BMS 914 (GPS Track) 2013-05-23 by Don Wenner 2013-06-30 by Richard Oestreicher 2013-09-01 by Phil Robinson (GPS Track) 2013-09-08 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track) 2014-06-17 by Rob Woodall (GPS Track) 2015-05-31 by Rob Anthony 2016-04-25 by Dustin Erickson 2016-07-02 by Dave Covill 2016-07-04 by Zack Lewis (GPS Track) 2016-07-22 by James Clisset 2016-09-10 by Thomas Denham (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track) 2016-10-14 by Thomas Denham (GPS Track) 2017-02-10 by Duncan Lennon (GPS Track) 2017-06-05 by Connor McEntee (GPS Track) 2017-06-22 by Fred Brown 2017-07-14 by Miles Raventon 2017-08-03 by Brian Voils 2017-12-31 by Keaton Reed 2018-01-19 by Alex Lennon 2018-03-05 by Bradley R (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track) 2019-07-01 by Hangzhou Hillbilly 2020-05-21 by Kathy Rich 2020-11-05 by Eric Smith (GPS Track) 2021-01-17 by Evan L 2021-06-07 by Chad Thomas (GPS Track) 2021-06-25 by Will Wente (GPS Track) 2021-07-18 by Frank Sutman 2021-08-14 by Michael Walker (GPS Track) 2021-09-24 by Matthias Stender (GPS Track) 2021-10-11 by Rafee Memon (GPS Track)
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The view of Sierra Blanca Peak from Lookout Mountain (2016-10-14). Photo by Thomas Denham.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 5533 ft/1686 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 5573 ft/1698 m
  Line Parent: Santa Fe Baldy
  Key Col: 6440 ft/1963 m

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 165.7 mi/266.67 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 35.777944, -105.764292
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    South Penitente Peak  (N)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Intermountain West
Range3: Southwest Basins and Ranges (Highest Point)
Range4: Southeast New Mexico Ranges (Highest Point)
Range5: Sacramento Mountains (Highest Point)

Drainage Basins

Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Pecos
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation (Highest Point)

Topo Map

Sierra Blanca Peak O33105c7 1:24,000

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Other Photos

Poser posing on the summit boulder (2018-10-03). Photo by Gary Neben.
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A misty morning on the approach to Sierra Blanca (2021-08-14). Photo by Michael Walker.
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