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Cerro Pedernal

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Topo map
  
USGS Youngsville

Prominence
  
415 m

Parent range
  
Jemez Mountains

Elevation
  
3,006 m

Mountain range
  
Jemez Mountains

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Location
  
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, U.S.

Similar
  
Chicoma Mountain, Redondo Peak, Valles Caldera, Truchas Peak, Wheeler Peak

Cerro Pedernal, locally known as just "Pedernal", is a narrow mesa in northern New Mexico. The name is Spanish for "flint hill". The mesa lies on the north flank of the Jemez Mountains, south of Abiquiu Lake, in the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest. Its caprock was produced in the Jemez Volcanic Field. Its highest point is 9,862 feet (3,006 meters).

Map of Cerro Pedernal, New Mexico 87516, USA

Pedernal is the source of a chert used by the prehistoric Gallina people. Its cliffs are popular with rock climbers. Georgia O'Keeffe made many paintings of it, and her ashes were scattered on its top.

References

Cerro Pedernal Wikipedia