Английская Википедия:Baldy Mountain (Colfax County, New Mexico)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox mountain Baldy Mountain (official name), Baldy Peak, Mount Baldy, or Old Baldy is the highest peak in the Cimarron Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico. It is located in Colfax County, about Шаблон:Convert northeast of Eagle Nest. It rises abruptly, with Шаблон:Convert of vertical relief (in 3 miles/4.8 km), from the Moreno Valley to the west and has a total elevation of Шаблон:Convert.[1]
Philmont Scout Ranch
Baldy Mountain lies on the northwestern border of the Boy Scouts of America's Philmont Scout Ranch. 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 Norton Clapp bought Шаблон:Convert around the mountain and donated it to the Boy Scouts of America.[2]
Mining
Copper, gold, and silver were mined in the Baldy Mining District starting in 1866, and the top of Baldy Mountain was developed as the Mystic Lode copper mine.[3] Other mines near Baldy Mountain were the Aztec, French Henry mine, Bull-of-the-Woods, Homestake, Black Horse, and Montezuma mines.[4] Mine workings and prospects are still evident on the slopes of the mountain as well. There are about Шаблон:Convert of mines in the whole mountain.Шаблон:Citation needed
Baldy Town
On the east side of Baldy Mountain, a small town grew up around the mining operations from 1868 to 1941. Baldy Town has since been incorporated as a staff camp at Philmont Scout Ranch.
Gallery
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Baldy Summit Ridge
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Baldy Mountain from Copper Park, Philmont Scout Ranch
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Baldy Mountain from Wilson Mesa
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Viewing the southern face of Mount Baldy
See also
- Baldy Town
- Tooth of Time
- Mount Phillips (New Mexico)
- List of peaks named Baldy
- Cimarron Range
- Culebra Range
- 4000 meter peaks of the United States
- Geography and ecology of Philmont Scout Ranch
External links
References
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