Cabezon Peak

Cabezon Peak is a large volcanic plug that is a prominent feature in northwestern New Mexico. It rises to 7,785 feet (2,373 meters) in elevation, and nearly 2,000 feet above the floor of the Rio Puerco Valley.[4] Cabezon Peak is two miles south of the old ghost town of Cabezon and the Rio Puerco. This volcanic neck is formed of basalt and is part of the Mount Taylor volcanic field. A volcanic neck or plug is formed when magma from an existing volcano solidifies in the pipe or neck and the surrounding sediment is eroded away. Marine Cretaceous rocks of the Mancos Shale and Point Lookout Sandstone are exposed around the base of Cabezon Peak.

Cabezon Peak
Cabezon Peak at sunrise
Highest point
Elevation7,785 ft (2,373 m) [1]
Prominence1,508 ft (460 m) [1]
Parent peakPt 9114[2]
Isolation10.35 mi (16.66 km) [2]
Coordinates35°35′58″N 107°05′45″W [3]
Geography
Cabezon Peak
Location in New Mexico
Cabezon Peak
Cabezon Peak (the United States)
LocationSandoval County, New Mexico, US
Parent rangeColorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Cabezon Peak
Geology
Type of rockbasalt
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3+ scrambling[2]

Cabezon means “big head” in Spanish. This stems from a Navajo myth which holds that it is the head of the giant Ye’i-tsoh after being slain by the twins Nayenezgani and To’badzistsini.[5]

  • Cabezon Peak is a volcanic plug located near the "ghost town" of Cabezon, NM
  • Cabezon Peak in northwestern New Mexico
  • Oblique air photo of Cabezon Peak, facing north
  • Winter scene

References
  1. "Cabezon Peak, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Cabezon Peak - 7,785' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cabezon Peak
  4. "Cabezon Peak Wilderness Study Area". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  5. Locke, R. F. (1990) Sweet Salt: Navajo folktales and mythology, Roundtable Publishing Company, Santa Monica
  • Chronic, Halka, 1987, Roadside Geology of New Mexico: Roadside Geology Series, Mountain Press Publishing Company.
  • Dictionary of Geological Terms, Anchor Press/Doubleday, third edition
  • Julyan, Robert, 1998, The Place Names of New Mexico: The University of New Mexico Press, revised edition.
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