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Big Hatchet Peak
Big Hatchet Peak is the high point of the Big Hatchet Mountains, a small but rugged range in the southwest corner (the "Bootheel") of New Mexico, in the United States. The mountains are located in southeast Hidalgo County, about southwest of Deming. The range runs roughly northwest-southeast, and is about long; the southeastern edge of the range is within of the border with Mexico. They lie primarily on BLM land.
The peak rises steeply out of the Playas Valley,
distance hikers who are either starting or completing the Continental Divide Trail. However, the standard route on the peak, along the South Ridge from Thompson Canyon, is straightforward.
Description Highpoints.
The highest peak in the range, Big Hatchet Peak, , is at the northwest terminus of the range; the peak is located at . Another peak anchors the southeast terminus of the range, New Well Peak, at .
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.
The Continental Divide lies north of the Big Hatchet Mountains and traverses