Canjilón Mountain
Mountain in New Mexico, United States
Canjilón Mountain
Location of Canjilón Mountain in New Mexico
Canjilón Mountain is a 10,922 feet (3,329 m). mountain approximately six miles northeast of the village of Canjilón,[3] in the Carson National Forest.
The word cajilon is the term for "deer antler" in Northern New Mexican Spanish.[4] The mountain was so named because of its resemblance to an antler.[4] The mountain gave its name to the nearby creek (Canjilon Creek), to the nearby lakes (Canjilon lakes), and to the village of Canjilon.[4]
Canjilón Mountain was the site of a 3.7 magnitude earthquake on June 4, 2008.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Jilon". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ "Canjilon Mountain, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ "Canjilón Lakes". Digital Abiquiu. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ a b c Julyan, Robert (1998). The place names of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0826316899.
- ^ "Information on New Mexico Seismic Activity from the New Mexico Tech Seismological Observatory: Earthquake between Chama and Abiqui, NM". Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008.
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