| Ocate Peak | |
|---|---|
 Horses graze adjacent to the post office at Ocate, New Mexico, in the shadow of Ocate Peak. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,788 ft (2,374 m) NGVD 29[1][better source needed] |
| Coordinates | 36°09′56″N105°02′17″W / 36.1655922°N 105.0380605°W /36.1655922; -105.0380605[2] |
| Geography | |
  Ocate Peak Location in New Mexico | |
| Location | Mora County,New Mexico U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Ocate |
Ocate Peak or the older nameOcate Crater is a volcano inMora County, northeasternNew Mexico. It was alandmark on the oldSanta Fe Trail before the development of theCimarron Cutoff.
Ocate Peak is located just southeast of the community ofOcate, andState Road 120 passes just north of it. Originally, due to the heightened chance of meeting marauding Indians on the plains, the Santa Fe Trail kept as close to theSangre de Cristo Mountains as possible, passing throughRayado to the community of Ocate and passing west of Ocate Peak. After Fort Union was established in 1851, the trail took the easier route east of Ocate Peak, but still west of theTurkey Mountains.
Ocote is aNahuatl word meaning "pine".[3]
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