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North San Mateo Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Mount Taylor (11,301 ft/3445 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	New Mexico
Area	2,931 sq mi / 7,591 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	54 mi / 87 km North-South 75 mi / 121 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 21' N; 107° 13' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of North San Mateo Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the North San Mateo Mountains.

Southeast Colorado Plateau	Level 4 (Parent)
Ute Mountain Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Chaco-San Juan Basin	Level 5 (Sibling)
Jemez Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Zuni Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
North San Mateo Mountains	Level 5
Acoma Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Gallo-Datil Area	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the North San Mateo Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Taylor	11,301	3445
2.	La Mosca Lookout	11,036	3364
3.	Peak 10607	10,607	3233
4.	Cerros de Alejandro	9166	2794
5.	Cerro Ortiz	8776	2675
6.	Cerro Colorado	8578	2615
7.	Horace Benchmark	8412	2564
8.	Peak 8388	8388	2557
9.	Grants Ridge	8247	2514
10.	Chavez	8091	2466
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the North San Mateo Mountains

Mount Taylor View from Mt Taylor, NM (2008-08-04). Photo by Jerry Beals. Click here for larger-size photo.	La Mosca Lookout La Mosca Lookout view and elevation sign. (2018-04-12). Photo by Chris L. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cabezon Peak This is Cabezon Peak looking towards the west and the setting sun (2011-08-08). Photo by Phil Robinson. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cerro Cochino View to the southwest, highlighted by Cerro de Nuestra Señora, from the summit of Cerro Cochino (2022-01-25). Photo by Jay Smith. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cerro de Santa Clara Looking at Cerro de Santa Clara as viewed from the side of Cerro de Guadalupe. CR-279 runs between the mountains (2019-04-16). Photo by fred brown. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cerro de Guadalupe Looking east from the side of Cerro de Santa Clara at Cerro de Guadalupe. Mesa Prieta can be seen in the background. CR-279 is visible in the valley between the mountains (2019-04-16). Photo by fred brown. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cerro Chafo Cerro Chafo as viewed from Cerro de Guadalupe (2019-04-16). Photo by fred brown. Click here for larger-size photo.	Plate Mesa Leroy on the summit of Plate Mesa (2020-03-17). Photo by Leroy Brown. Click here for larger-size photo.
Bernalillito Mesa Sierra Nacimiento Range and Red Mesa (far right) from the summit of Bernalillito Mesa. (2021-03-26). Photo by Jay Smith. Click here for larger-size photo.	Vulcan Volcano From left to right: Vulcan Volcano, Black Volcano and J A Volcano (2017-08-21). Photo by Dan Baxter. Click here for larger-size photo.

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