Manzano Peak, Manzano Mountain Wilderness

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 7 miles southwest of the town of Manzano and 18 miles 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 3,900 feet in 3 miles above its western base. The summit is below the tree line, but has views to the east, south, and west. ()