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Baldy Mountain (Colfax County, New Mexico)

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290: 29: 120: 127: 310: 325: 337: 297: 260:, Bull-of-the-Woods, Homestake, Black Horse, and Montezuma mines. Mine workings and prospects are still evident on the slopes of the mountain as well. There are about 70 miles (110 km) of mines in the whole mountain. 236:. The valleys on the eastern side of the peak are home to some of the many small camps that are scattered throughout the Ranch. Four wheel drive roads and a radio tower exist high on the western slopes. In 1963 76: 220:. It rises abruptly, with 3,640 feet (1,110 m) of vertical relief (in 3 miles/4.8 km), from the Moreno Valley to the west and has a total elevation of 12,441 feet (3,792 m). 544:
The Mines of New Mexico: Inexhaustible Deposits of Gold and Silver, Copper, Lead, Iron and Coal. A Mineral Area Unequaled in Any State Or Territory for the Extent and Value of Its Mines
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starting in 1866, and the top of Baldy Mountain was developed as the Mystic Lode copper mine. Other mines near Baldy Mountain were the Aztec,
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On the east side of Baldy Mountain, a small town grew up around the mining operations from 1868 to 1941.
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bought 10,098 acres (4,087 ha) around the mountain and donated it to the
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Mike Butterfield's Guide to the Mountains of New Mexico
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Baldy Mountain lies on the northwestern border of the
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Elevation
 NAVD 88
Prominence
Coordinates
36°37′48″N 105°12′48″W / 36.629881983°N 105.213404958°W / 36.629881983; -105.213404958
Baldy Mountain is located in New Mexico
Colfax County
New Mexico
Parent range
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Cimarron Range
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
New Mexico
Colfax County
Eagle Nest
Boy Scouts of America
Philmont Scout Ranch
Norton Clapp
Boy Scouts of America
Baldy Mining District
French Henry mine
Baldy Town
Baldy Town
Philmont Scout Ranch
Sunrise from Baldy Summit Baldy Summit Ridge

Baldy Mountain from Copper Park, Philmont Scout Ranch

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