This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least of topographic prominence. of the U.S. State of New Mexico.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.All elevations in this article include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown. The first table below ranks the 30 highest major summits of New Mexico by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, away. The second table below ranks the 30 most prominent summits of New Mexico. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 30 most isolated major summits of New Mexico. __TOC__

Highest major summits

Of the highest major summits of New Mexico, Wheeler Peak exceeds elevation, 11 peaks exceed , and 26 peaks exceed elevation.

+The 30 highest summits of New Mexico with at least 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Taos Mountains2Santa Fe Mountains3Taos Mountains4Taos Mountains5Santa Fe Mountains6Culebra Range7Cimarron Range8Sacramento Mountains9Sangre de Cristo Mountains10Cimarron Range11Jemez Mountains12San Mateo Mountains13Jemez Mountains14Tusas Mountains15Mogollon Mountains16Sangre de Cristo Range17Magdalena Mountains18Sandia Mountains19Jemez Mountains20San Mateo Mountains21Colorado Plateau22Capitan Mountains23Black Range24San Mateo Mountains25Manzano Mountains26Taos Mountains27Santa Fe Mountains28Sierra Ladrones29San Andres Mountains30San Andres Mountains

Most prominent summits

Of the most prominent summits of New Mexico, Sierra Blanca Peak is an ultra-prominent summit with more than of topographic prominence and 12 peaks exceed of topographic prominence.

+The 30 most topographically prominent summits of New MexicoRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Sacramento Mountains2Jemez Mountains3Sandia Mountains4San Mateo Mountains5Santa Fe Mountains6Magdalena Mountains7San Andres Mountains8Animas Mountains9San Andres Mountains10Mogollon Mountains11Taos Mountains12Animas Mountains13Capitan Mountains14Manzano Mountains15Florida Mountains16San Mateo Mountains17Sierra Ladrones18Taos Mountains19Cimarron Range20Cimarron Range21Carrizo Mountains22Cookes Range23Black Range24San Andres Mountains25Sangre de Cristo Mountains26Taos Mountains27Jemez Mountains28Culebra Range29Colorado Plateau30Cornudas Mountains

Most isolated major summits

Of the most isolated major summits of New Mexico, Sierra Blanca Peak exceeds of topographic isolation and three peaks exceed of topographic isolation.

+The 30 most topographically isolated summits of New Mexico with at least 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Sacramento Mountains2Magdalena Mountains3San Mateo Mountains4Colorado Plateau5San Andres Mountains6Mogollon Mountains7Sandia Mountains8Santa Fe Mountains9Manzano Mountains10Black Range11San Andres Mountains12Sacramento Mountains13Gallinas Mountains14Cornudas Mountains15Taos Mountains16Jemez Mountains17Animas Mountains18Capitan Mountains19Florida Mountains20San Mateo Mountains21Sierra Ladrones22Animas Mountains23San Andres Mountains24Cookes Range25Jemez Mountains26Tusas Mountains27High Plains28San Mateo Mountains29Sangre de Cristo Mountains30Carrizo MountainsJemez Mountains

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See also

List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of Greenland List of mountain peaks of Canada List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains List of mountain peaks of the United States List of mountain peaks of Alaska List of mountain peaks of Arizona List of mountain peaks of California List of mountain peaks of Colorado List of mountain peaks of Hawaii List of mountain peaks of Idaho List of mountain peaks of Montana List of mountain peaks of Nevada

List of mountains of New Mexico List of mountain ranges of New Mexico List of mountain peaks of Oregon List of mountain peaks of Utah List of mountain peaks of Washington (state) List of mountain peaks of Wyoming List of mountain peaks of México List of mountain peaks of Central America List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean New Mexico Geography of New Mexico :Category:Mountains of New Mexico commons:Category:Mountains of New Mexico Physical geography Topography Topographic elevation Topographic prominence Topographic isolation

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References

External links

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System @ USGS United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geodetic Glossary @ NGS NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS Bivouac.com Peakbagger.com Peaklist.org Peakware.com Summitpost.org