Fra Cristoblal Mountain

Fra Cristoblal Mountain is the highest summit of the Fra Cristobal Range in Sierra County, New Mexico. It is the peak in the northern end of the range, which gives the range its name. It rises to an elevation of 5,932 feet (1,808 m). The summit overlooks the Jornada del Muerto to the east.[1]

History

Fra Cristoblal Mountain is said to have resembled the profile of a priest, Fray Cristóbal de Salazar, a cousin of Juan de Oñate, with the first colonizing expedition in 1598. The mountain marked the turn westward Jornada del Muerto toward the west where the trail passed through the Lava Gate to reach the Rio Grande. [2]: 157, note 21 

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fra Cristobal Mountain
  2. ^ George D. Torok, From the Pass to the Pueblos, Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, Dec 1, 2011

External links

Range Highpoint

  • Fra Cristobal Mountain, mountainzone, (coordinates), (elev: 5955)

33°28′12″N 107°05′55″W / 33.47000°N 107.09861°W / 33.47000; -107.09861

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