Elephant Butte is a

summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used ...

Hidalgo County, New Mexico Hidalgo County ( es, Condado de Hidalgo) is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,894. The county seat and largest city is Lordsburg. A bill creating Hidalgo from the southern part ...

. It lies at an elevation of , on the Cowboy Rim of the Animas Mountains.

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Mountains of New Mexico Landforms of Hidalgo County, New Mexico Mountains of Hidalgo County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub