Baldy Mountain (official name), Baldy Peak, Mount Baldy, or Old Baldy is the highest peak in the Cimarron Range, a subrange of the

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. It is located in Colfax County, about northeast of Eagle Nest. It rises abruptly, with of vertical relief (in 3 miles/4.8 km), from the Moreno Valley to the west and has a total elevation of .

Philmont Scout Ranch

Baldy Mountain lies on the northwestern border of the

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Philmont Scout Ranch Philmont Scout Ranch is a ranch located in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States, near the village of Cimarron. Donated by oil baron Waite Phillips, the ranch is owned by Scouting America. It is a high adventure base where crews of Scouts ...

. The valleys on the eastern side of the peak are home to some of the many small camps that are scattered throughout the Ranch. Four wheel drive roads and a radio tower exist high on the western slopes. In 1963 Norton Clapp bought around the mountain and donated it to the

Mining

Copper, gold, and silver were mined in the Baldy Mining District starting in 1866, and the top of Baldy Mountain was developed as the Mystic Lode copper mine. Other mines near Baldy Mountain were the Aztec, French Henry mine, Bull-of-the-Woods, Homestake, Black Horse, and Montezuma mines. Mine workings and prospects are still evident on the slopes of the mountain as well. There are about of mines in the whole mountain.

Baldy Town

On the east side of Baldy Mountain, a small town grew up around the mining operations from 1868 to 1941. Baldy Town has since been incorporated as a staff camp at

Gallery

Philmont Scout Ranch Baldy Mountain summit ridge.jpg, Baldy Sunrise

Baldy Summit Ridge Baldy from Copper Park.jpg, Baldy Mountain from Copper Park,

Baldy from Wilson Mesa.JPG, Baldy Mountain from Wilson Mesa Mountbaldy.jpg, Viewing the southern face of Mount Baldy

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