
New Mexico's High Peaks: A Photographic Celebration
This book should be required reading for all who believe New Mexico is nothing but plains, mesas, and cacti. It proves in spectacular fashion that the Land of Enchantment is very much a mountain state, with at least sixty summits 12,000 feet or higher. Photographer-author Mike Butterfield has spent forty years hiking these high mountains, and his magnificent images are paired here with the chronic...
Hardcover: 188 pages
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; 1st edition (May 1, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0826354408
ISBN-13: 978-0826354402
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.9 x 11.3 inches
Amazon Rank: 1205464
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“I gave this book to a friend that grew up in New Mexico and had climbed most if not all of those peaks. He loved it, he's 84 and it is brining back fond memories. Beautiful photos and a good narative....”
e of his adventures.To help readers become acquainted with his beloved mountains, Butterfield divides the high peaks of northern New Mexico into their geographical regions, each with its unique geology, history, and plants and animals. Butterfield's primary focus, however, remains on the peaks, which have attracted generations of hikers, backpackers, climbers, hunters, and horsemen.To assist those visitors, Butterfield covers not only named summits but also the many individual points exceeding 12,000 feet. He includes valuable information about important trails and trailheads, access points, and, for car-bound visitors, places from which the mountains can be most favorably viewed.
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