Zeller Peak
| Zeller Peak | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, centered (Big Hatchet Peak to the left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,426 ft (2,263 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 746 ft (227 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Big Hatchet Peak (8,359 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.91 mi (3.07 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 31°39′47″N 108°23′49″W / 31.6631566°N 108.3969863°W[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Robert Allen Zeller |
| Geography | |
  Zeller Peak Location in New Mexico  Zeller Peak Zeller Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Big Hatchet Mountains Wilderness Study Area |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Hidalgo |
| Parent range | Big Hatchet Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Big Hatchet Peak |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Paleozoic |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Type of rock | Limestone |
Zeller Peak is a 7,426-foot elevation (2,263 m) mountain summit located in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States.
Description
Zeller Peak is located at the northern end of the
Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,400 feet (730 meters) above the Playas Valley in one mile, and 2,000 feet (610 meters) above the Hachita Valley
in one-half mile.
Etymology
This landform's toponym was officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names in 1979 to honor Dr. Robert A. Zeller Jr. (1921–1970).[5] Zeller was a geologist and naturalist who spent more than 10 years studying the geology of the Big Hatchet Mountains,[5] and wrote his Ph.D. dissertation about these mountains.[6] Following his death in an airplane crash in Arizona, he was remembered as one of the most able geologists to ever live and work in the state of New Mexico.[7]
Gallery
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Zeller Peak (right of center) and Big Hatchet Peak in back to left -
Zeller Peak to the right -
Road is pointed at Zeller Peak
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See also
References
- ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Big Hatchet Peak
- ^ "Zeller Peak, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ a b "Zeller Peak - 7,426' NM". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ "Zeller Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ a b United States Board on Geographic Names (1979), Decisions on Names in the United States, Decision List 7903, Department of the Interior, p. 16
- ISBN 9780826335166, p. 261
- ISBN 9780826351142, p. 384
External links
- Zeller Peak: weather forecast