Union County New Mexico
This 6,290' high peak, on New Mexico's northeastern plains, was named by US Senator Stephen W. Dorsey of Arkansas to commemorate his sister-in-law. In photograph, the Santa Fe Trail crossing can be seen left to right (E-W) in foreground as a green strip.
This is a National Historic Landmark, part of the Raton/Clayton Volcanic Field (E). Landmark for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. Its sloping N face ends in a series of rocky bluffs which lined the route of the trail for several miles along Rabbit Ears Creek. A Santa Fe Trail campsite is located 4 miles north. (Rabbit Ears Creek campsite.)