Redondo Peak
Mountain in New Mexico, United States
Redondo Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,258 ft (3,431 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
Prominence | 2,454 ft (748 m) [2] |
Coordinates | 35°52′19″N 106°33′38″W / 35.871963428°N 106.560578458°W / 35.871963428; -106.560578458 [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Sandoval County , New Mexico , U.S. |
Parent range | Jemez Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Redondo Peak |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Resurgent dome |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Redondo Peak is a conspicuous summit in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico , in the southwestern United States . It is located entirely within the Valles Caldera National Preserve . It is the second highest summit in the Jemez after Chicoma Mountain . It is the most visually prominent peak in the range when viewed from the south, for example, from Albuquerque . From many other directions it is less prominent or not visible, due to its location in the center of the Valles Caldera , well away from the caldera's rim.
Redondo Peak is an example of the volcanic feature known as a resurgent dome . It was formed shortly after the caldera-forming eruption of 1.25 million years ago, but it is not itself an eruptive feature. The summit of the mountain is composed of tuff ejected by the caldera-forming eruption, rather than of subsequent volcanic ejecta. [3] It is forested all the way to its summit.
Cultural significance
Redondo Peak is sacred to various Pueblo peoples of New Mexico and, as a result, hiking and other recreational activities on the mountain are sharply restricted as of 2008. The summit area is occupied by a shrine that was studied and excavated by anthropologist William Boone Douglass in the early 20th century [4] and remained in use well into the 20th century. The shrine and its immediate surroundings are closed to visitors.
References
- 1 2 "11252 Redondo" . NGS Data Sheet . National Geodetic Survey , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved 2008-12-21 .
- ↑ "Redondo Peak, New Mexico" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved 2008-12-21 .
- ↑ Goff, F.; Warren, R.G.; Goff, C.J.; Whiteis, J.; Kluk, E.; Counce, D. (2007). "Comments on the geology, petrography, and chemistry of rocks within the resurgent dome area, Valles Caldera, New Mexico" (PDF) . New Mexico Geological Society Field Conference Series . 58 : 354–366 . Retrieved 4 February 2022 .
- ↑ Douglass, William Boone (1917), Notes on the Shrines of the Tewa and Other Pueblo Indians of New Mexico , pp 344–378, in Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Congress of Americanists , Frederick W. Hodge , ed., Washington, DC, 1917.
- "Valles Caldera" . Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2008-12-21 .
- Heiken, Grant; et al. (1990). "The Valles/Toledo Caldera Complex, Jemez Volcanic Field, New Mexico". Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences . 18 (1): 27–53. Bibcode : 1990AREPS..18...27H . doi : 10.1146/annurev.ea.18.050190.000331 .
External links
- "Valles Caldera National Preserve" . Archived from the original on 2008-12-17 . Retrieved 2008-12-21 .
- "Redondo Peak" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2008-12-21 .
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