Cerro Grande is a 10,207-foot (3,111 m) summit on the rim of the Valles Caldera not far north of New Mexico State Road 4, the main highway through Los Alamos County. Like many mountains in the Jemez, Cerro Grande was mainly covered with coniferous forest, composed largely of ponderosa pine and aspen trees, with a characteristic rincon (meadow) on its slopes on and south of the summit.
In May 2000, a prescribed burn on Cerro Grande got out of control and became the Cerro Grande Fire, a forest fire that burned 48,000 acres (190 km²) and destroyed hundreds of homes. Much of the forest on Cerro Grande itself was not damaged badly or at all. However, the whole mountain burned severely in the Las Conchas Fire of 2011.
The summit can be reached by a short hike [2.3 miles (3.7 km) each way, with an elevation change of 1,200 feet (370 m)] from a trailhead along State Road 4. From the summit, one can see into Valle Grande to the west and into upper Frijoles Canyon to the south.
There's a trail called Cerro Grande Route leading to the summit.
By elevation Cerro Grande is
# 15 out of 190 in Sandoval County # 11 out of 23 in Valles Caldera National Preserve # 1 out of 9 in Bandelier National Monument # 16 out of 162 in the Jemez Mountains
By prominence Cerro Grande is
# 25 out of 190 in Sandoval County # 11 out of 23 in Valles Caldera National Preserve # 1 out of 9 in Bandelier National Monument # 21 out of 162 in the Jemez Mountains
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