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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.
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.
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The Potrero plaza of Chimayo is known internationally for a Catholic chapel, the Santuario de Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas, commonly known as El Santuario de Chimayó.A private individual built it by 1816 so that local people could worship Jesus as depicted at Esquipulas; preservationists bought it and handed it over to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1929.
Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for "she-goat") originally referred to: Chimera (mythology) , a fire-breathing monster of ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals Mount Chimaera , a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilicia typically considered the inspiration for the myth
Aspens, Northern New Mexico: 1958 Ansel Adams: New Mexico, United States Gelatin silver print [s 1] The Integrated Circuit: 1959 Robert Noyce: United States [s 2] First Satellite Image: 14 August 1959 Explorer VI: 17000 miles above Mexico [s 2]
Access to the range is primarily via New Mexico State Road 152 (NM 152), which crosses the Black Range on its way from Kingston on the east towards San Lorenzo on the west. NM 152 crosses the range at 8,228-foot (2,508 m) Emory Pass, where there is a hiking trail that covers the entire length of the mountains along the central ridge.