Cerro Grande is a 10,207-foot (3,111 m) summit[1] 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,[3] 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.

[6] 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.