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Big Hatchet Peak

Big Hatchet Peak
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Big Hatchet Peak viewed from the access road
Highest point
Elevation 8,359 ft (2,548 m)  NAVD 88
Prominence 3,696 ft (1,127 m) 
Coordinates 31°38′08″N 108°23′55″W / 31.6356574°N 108.3986525°W / 31.6356574; -108.3986525Coordinates: 31°38′08″N 108°23′55″W / 31.6356574°N 108.3986525°W / 31.6356574; -108.3986525
Geography
Big Hatchet Peak is located in New Mexico
Big Hatchet Peak
Big Hatchet Peak
Parent range Big Hatchet Mountains
Topo map USGS Big Hatchet Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Big Hatchet Peak is the high point of the Big Hatchet Mountains, a small but rugged range in the southwest corner (the "Bootheel") of New Mexico, in the United States. The mountains are located in southeast Hidalgo County, about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Deming. The range runs roughly northwest-southeast, and is about 12 miles (19 km) long; the southeastern edge of the range is within 3.5 miles (6 km) of the border with Mexico. They lie primarily on BLM land.

The peak rises steeply out of the Playas Valley, to the west, and the Hachita Valley, to the east of the range. The summit stands about 4,000 feet above the valley floors. Also, the north and west faces of the peak are particularly steep, making for an impressive mountain. There are a few other minor summits in this small range, but most are not named, except for New Well Peak with a summit elevation of 6,284 feet (1,915 m) and which anchors the southeast end of the mountains.

Geologically this range is part of the Basin and Range Province which spans much of the southwestern U.S. and parts of northern Mexico. It is a fault-block range made up of Paleozoic limestone and Cretaceous shale and sandstones.

Ecologically, the Big Hatchet Mountains lie near the Chihuahuan Desert and the Sonoran Desert, but their large relief provides many ecological niches more in keeping with the mountains to the north. Notable inhabitants include bats, raptors, bighorn sheep, and javelina.


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