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| Cerro Grande | |
|---|---|
 View from the summit looking west toward theValles Caldera (visible at lower left) before the Las Conchas Fire. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,207 ft (3,111 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 660 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°52′10″N106°24′46″W / 35.869423325°N 106.412841511°W /35.869423325; -106.412841511[1] |
| Geography | |
  Cerro Grande | |
| Parent range | Jemez Mountains |
| Topo map | Bland |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail hike |
Cerro Grande is a 10,207-foot (3,111 m)summit[1] on the rim of theValles Caldera not far north ofNew Mexico State Road 4, the main highway throughLos Alamos County. Like many mountains in theJemez, Cerro Grande was mainly covered withconiferousforest, composed largely ofponderosa pine andaspen trees,[3] with a characteristicrincon (meadow) on its slopes on and south of the summit.
In May 2000, aprescribed burn on Cerro Grande got out of control and became theCerro Grande Fire, aforest fire that burned 48,000 acres (190 km²) and destroyed hundreds of homes.[4] Much of the forest on Cerro Grande itself was not damaged badly or at all.[5] However, the whole mountain burned severely in theLas Conchas Fire of 2011.[6]
The summit can be reached by a short hike [2.3 miles (3.7 km) each way, with an elevation change of 1,200 feet (370 m)] from a trailhead along State Road 4. From the summit, one can see intoValle Grande to the west and into upper Frijoles Canyon to the south.[3]
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