Hermit Peak
| Hermit Peak | |
|---|---|
 Looking west from Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,267 ft (3,129 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,040 ft (320 m) [2] |
| Coordinates | 35°44′39″N 105°24′54″W / 35.7442041°N 105.4150133°WCoordinates: 35°44′39″N 105°24′54″W / 35.7442041°N 105.4150133°W [3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | San Miguel County, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS El Porvenir |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | 9.5 mile trail from El Porvenir Trailhead |
Hermit Peak is a mountain in San Miguel County, in northern New Mexico, United States.
The peak is named for the Italian religious recluse John Augustiani, who lived there in a cave he had dug into the earth around the time of the U.S. Civil War. His cave became the subject of pilgrimage by some devout New Mexicans, during his life and for a number of years after his death.[4]
The Peak is in the Santa Fe National Forest, and the trail to the peak is maintained by the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District. The trail to the top is approximately four miles from the El Porvenir Campground.
From El Porvenir, Hermit Peak's rocky features seem to form a man's face looking to the sky. Left to right, one sees a forehead, eye, nose, two lips, and a chin. The rugged trail to the top of the "nose" winds through the "eye." The view from the tip of the "nose" is said to include five states. There is a rock overhang known as "Hermit's Cave" on the "nose."
Literature
Hermits Peak is the location for Michael McGarrity's suspense novel Hermit's Peak.
References
- ↑ "Hermit". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ↑ "Hermit Peak, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ↑ "Hermit Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ↑ "The Las Vegas Hot Springs". Harpers Weekly. June 28, 1890.
External links
- "Hermit Peak". SummitPost.org.
- "Hermit Peak Trail". SummitPost.org.