Parent range Peloncillo Mountains Prominence 323 m | Elevation 1,742 m Mountain range Peloncillo Mountains | |
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Location Hidalgo County, New Mexico, U.S. | ||
Steins Peak is a 5,864-foot (1,787 m) high mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It lies south of the upper reach of Doubtful Canyon. It is located 0.3 miles (0.5 km) east of the Arizona, New Mexico State line and 8 miles (13 km) north northwest of Steins, New Mexico.
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Map of Steins Peak, New Mexico 88045, USA
HistoryEdit
The peak was named for U. S. Army Major Enoch Steen (1800–1880) who led troops and an expedition in the area in 1849 and the early 1850s. It was a landmark for travelers that indicated the Doubtful Canyon pass through the Peloncillo Mountains along the Butterfield Overland Mail where it built its Steins Peak Station to the north of the mountain along Doubtful Canyon.
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