Pueblo Peak

Pueblo Peak
Pueblo Peak
	West aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,303 ft (3,750 m)
Prominence	1,253 ft (382 m)
Parent peak	Wheeler Peak
Isolation	3.19 mi (5.13 km)
Coordinates	36°29′28″N105°28′59″W / 36.4910818°N 105.4830970°W
Naming
Etymology	Pueblo
Geography
	Pueblo Peak Location in New Mexico Pueblo Peak Pueblo Peak (the United States)
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Taos
Protected area	Pueblo de Taos Reservation
Parent range	Taos Mountains ; Sangre de Cristo Mountains ; Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Pueblo Peak
Geology
Rock age	Proterozoic
Rock type	Volcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 hiking

Last updated December 25, 2024

Pueblo Peak is a 12,303-foot-elevation (3,750-meter) summit in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.

Description

Pueblo Peak is part of the Taos Mountains which are a subset of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and it ranks as the 27th-highest summit in New Mexico.^[1] The mountain is located nine miles (14 km) northeast of the city of Taos and six miles southwest of Wheeler Peak, the highest point in the state. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Rio Grande, which is approximately 13 miles (21 km) to the west. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3,300 feet (1,006 meters) above Lucero Canyon in 1.45 mile (2.33 km). The mountain is especially sacred to the people of Taos Pueblo,^[6] and it is named after their pueblo.^[7] However, they call the mountain "Maxwaluna" which means "The High One."^[8] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pueblo Peak has an alpine climate with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[9] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer. Climbers can expect afternoon rain, hail, and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Pueblo Peak - 12,303' NM". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
↑ "Pueblo Peak, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-12-06.
1 2 "Pueblo Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-12-06.
1 2 "Pueblo Peak, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
1 2 Geologic map and legend of the Taos Plateau, USGS, 2004, Retrieved 2024-12-06.
↑ John Peabody Harrington, The Ethnogeography of the Tewa Indians, 1916, Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, p. 178.
↑ Robert Julyan (1996), The Place Names of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 9780826351142, p. 277.
↑ Studying the Mission Indians of California and the Taos of New Mexico, J.P. Harrington, 1929, Explorations and Field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in 1928, Smithsonian Institution, p. 178.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606.

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[loj-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Pueblo Peak - 12,303' NM". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-12-06.

[peakvisor-2] "Pueblo Peak, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-12-06.

[gnis-3] 1 2 "Pueblo Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-12-06.

[peakbagger-4] 1 2 "Pueblo Peak, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-12-06.

[USGS-5] 1 2 Geologic map and legend of the Taos Plateau, USGS, 2004, Retrieved 2024-12-06.

[6] John Peabody Harrington, The Ethnogeography of the Tewa Indians, 1916, Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, p. 178.

[7] Robert Julyan (1996), The Place Names of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 9780826351142, p. 277.

[8] Studying the Mission Indians of California and the Taos of New Mexico, J.P. Harrington, 1929, Explorations and Field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in 1928, Smithsonian Institution, p. 178.

[Peel-9] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606.

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