Manzano Peak

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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| name = Manzano Peak

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| elevation_ft = 10098

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| prominence_ft = 3238

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| location = Torrance County, New Mexico, U.S.

| range = Manzano Mountains

| map = New Mexico

| map_caption = Location in New Mexico

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| topo = USGS Manzano Peak

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Manzano Peak is the highest peak in the Manzano Mountains, a mountain range in the central part of the US State of New Mexico. It lies {{convert|7|mi|km|0}} southwest of the town of Manzano and {{convert|18|mi|km|0}} east-southeast of the town of Belen, in the Manzano Wilderness Area, part of the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. It forms the striking southern anchor of the range, rising {{convert|3900|ft|m|0}} in {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} above its western base.

{{cite book

| last = Butterfield

| first = Mike

|author2=Greene, Peter

| title = Mike Butterfield's Guide to the Mountains of New Mexico

| year = 2006

| publisher = New Mexico Magazine Press

| isbn = 978-0-937206-88-1 }}

The summit is below the tree line, but has views to the east, south, and west.

Manzano Peak can be accessed via trail number 80 (the Kayser Trail), leading to the Crest Trail (number 170), from a trailhead on the east side of the range.