Cimarron Range, New Mexico

{{Short description|Mountain range in New Mexico, US}}

{{infobox mountain range

|name= Cimarron Range

|photo = Philmont Scout Ranch Baldy Mountain from the peak of Mount Phillips.jpg

|photo_caption = Baldy Mountain from the peak of Mount Phillips

|highest = Baldy Mountain

|highest_location = {{coord|36.630|N|105.213|W|display=inline}}

|elevation_ft = 12441

|length_mi = 44

|length_orientation = NW

|native_name =

|state = New Mexico

|country = United States

|orogeny = Laramide

}}

The Cimarron Range is a mountain range located mainly in Colfax County of northeastern New Mexico, United States.{{gnis|887609|Cimarron Range}} The range forms the eastern margin of the Southern Rocky Mountains in north-central New Mexico to the west of Cimarron, New Mexico. The range is about {{convert|47|mi|spell=in}} long and {{convert|44|mi|spell=in}} wide{{Rid|14685|Cimarron Range}} at Peakbagger.com and is bounded by the Moreno Valley to the west, the Great Plains to the east, the Raton Basin to the north, and Ocate Mesa to the south.{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=J. F. |last2=Ray |first2=L. L. |title=Geology of the Cimarron Range, New Mexico |journal=Geological Society of America Bulletin |date=1 July 1943 |volume=54 |issue=7 |pages=891–924 |doi=10.1130/GSAB-54-891}} The highest point is Baldy Mountain, {{convert|12441|ft||sp=us}}{{cite ngs |pid=GM0775 |name=Baldy Mtn |accessdate=2014-02-10}}

Large portions of the range are included in Philmont Scout Ranch.{{cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=Lawrence R. |title=Philmont : a history of New Mexico's Cimarron country |date=1972 |location=Albuquerque, New Mexico |isbn=9780826323453}}