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The mountain is sacred to many of the Puebloan peoples of New Mexico, who traditionally regarded it as the "center of all." Much of it lies within the territory of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Access by hikers, hunters, and others, is correspondingly limited, although the summit can be reached via public lands on the north side.
The population density was 535.9 inhabitants per square mile (206.9/km 2). There were 1,323 housing units at an average density of 242.5 per square mile (93.6/km 2 ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.6% White , 0.1% African American , 0.7% Native American , 0.01% Asian , 44.8% from other races , and 5.7% from two or more races.
Of the most prominent summits of New Mexico, Sierra Blanca Peak is an ultra-prominent summit with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence and 12 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
Mount Chimaera was the name of a place in ancient Lycia, notable for constantly burning fires. It is thought to be the area called Yanartaş in Turkey, where methane and other gases, such as hydrogen , [ 1 ] emerge from the rock and burn.
New Mexico's other major center of population is in south-central area around Las Cruces, its second-largest city and the largest city in the southern region of the state. The Las Cruces metropolitan area includes roughly 214,000 residents, but with neighboring El Paso, Texas forms a combined statistical area numbering over 1 million.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, four metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in New Mexico. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM CSA , comprising the area around New Mexico's largest city of Albuquerque as well as its capital, Santa Fe .
By comparison, between 2000 and 2010, New Mexico's population increased by 11.7% from 1,819,046—among the fastest growth rates in the country. [124]
The population density was 29.3 inhabitants per square mile (11.3/km 2). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 16.7 per square mile (6.5/km 2 ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.77% White , 0.41% Native American , 0.82% Asian , 1.23% Pacific Islander , 18.85% from other races , and 4.92% from two or more races.