Grouse Mountain is located in the Gila Wilderness in Catron County, New Mexico. [5] Grouse Mountain is found in the Mogollon Mountains. For New Mexico, Grouse Mountain is ranked the 198th highest peak, and 619th by prominence.[6]
| Grouse Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Grouse Mountain Catron County, New Mexico, United States  Grouse Mountain Grouse Mountain (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,145 ft (3,092 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 615 ft (187 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.37 mi (3.81 km) to Willow Mountain[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°19′43″N 108°42′59″W / 33.32861°N 108.71639°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Catron County, New Mexico, United States |
| Parent range | Mogollon Mountains[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Grouse Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Rock age(s) | Tertiary, between 66 and 2.6 million years ago[4] |
| Rock type(s) | Datil Formation, undifferentiated rhyolite [4] |
| Volcanic region | Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, Bursum Caldera[4] |
Grouse Mountain is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Mogollon, New Mexico and can be accessed via the Holt Apache Trial.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Grouse Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 13, 1980. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Grouse Mountain, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Mogollon Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Reconnaissance geologic map of Mogollon thirty-minute quadrangle". New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. 1959. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "topoView". National Geologic Map Database project (NGMDB). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Grouse Mountain NM". Retrieved 13 April 2023.