Ford Butte

Ford Butte is a 6,156-foot (1,876-meter) elevation summit located on Navajo Nation land in San Juan County of northwest New Mexico, United States.

[4] It is a landmark set one mile east of U.S. Route 491, along with its nearest higher neighbor, Bennett Peak, on the opposite side of the highway.

Ford Butte is one of the major diatremes of the Four Corners area, and with significant relief as it rises 450 feet (140 meters) above the high-desert plain.

[4] The first ascent of the north summit was made in 1971 by Mark Dalen and David Nordstrom via a class 5.7 route.

[6][7] The south summit was first climbed April 6, 1990, by Cameron Burns and Mike Baker via a class 5.9 route.

West aspect of Ford Butte