New Mexico - Land of Enchantment

Taken 26-May-10

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Keywords:flint hill, , "Cerro Pedernal", "Española Ranger District", "Its highest point is 9862 feet (3006 meters)", "Jemez Volcanic Field", NM, "Santa Fe National Forest", caprock, chert, flint, "high-long butte",, Spanish, flint hill, in, means, mountains, near Abiquiu, north flank of the Jemez Mountains, northern New Mexico, pedernal, prehistoric Gallina people, source of chert, south of Abiquiu Lake, volcanic, volcanic origins

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Dimensions1000 x 667

Original file size603 KB

Image typeJPEG

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Date taken26-May-10 22:21

Date modified26-May-10 22:21

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Camera makeCanon

Camera modelCanon EOS 7D

Focal length100 mm

Exposure1/80 at f/8

FlashNot fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 400

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Cerro Pedernal, NM

Cerro Pedernal, is a high, long butte with volcanic origins. It forms the north flank of the Jemez Mountains, south of Abiquiu Lake, in the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico. Its name means "flint hill" in Spanish and was the source of chert used by the prehistoric Gallina people. Its caprock was produced in the Jemez Volcanic Field. Its highest point is 9,862 feet (3,006 meters); near Abiquiu, NM