Atalaya Mountain (Santa Fe County, New Mexico)

{{Short description|Mountain in New Mexico, United States}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

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| name = Atalaya Mountain

| photo = Atalaya Mountain.jpg

| photo_caption = Atalaya Mountain from Atalaya Trail

| elevation_ft = 9125

| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=25919 |name=Atalaya Mountain, New Mexico |accessdate=21 May 2020}}

| prominence_ft = 721

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| location = Santa Fe County, New Mexico, U.S.

| range = Santa Fe Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Range
Southern Rocky Mountains

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| coordinates = {{coord|35.667693|N|105.876366|W|type:mountain_region:US-NM_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| topo = USGS Santa Fe

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| easiest_route = trail hike

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Atalaya Mountain is a mountain peak located within the Santa Fe National Forest, in northern New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe Mountains in the Sangre de Cristo Range, a subrange of the Southern Rocky Mountains. A relevant viewscape from the city of Santa Fe, there are no higher peaks between the city and Atalaya Mountain to the east. Viewed from the city, Atalaya Mountain is framed by Sun Mountain to the right (south), Picacho Peak to the left (north), and Thompson Peak behind it. Atalaya Mountain is accessible by following the Atalaya Trail,{{Cite web |url=https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-mexico/atalaya-mountain-trail |title=Atalaya Mountain Trail |website=alltrails.com}} or via the Dale Ball Trails from the direction of Picacho Peak and trail marker number 36.

File:Atalaya Mtn trailhead sign.jpg | File:View_from_Atalaya_(4492143874).jpg