Tooth of Time
Geological feature in New Mexico, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tooth of Time is a geological feature on the Philmont Scout Ranch located five miles (8.0 km) southwest of Cimarron, New Mexico, United States, and is one of Philmont's most popular sights. It is an igneous intrusion of dacite porphyry formed in the Paleogene Period of the Cenozoic Era some 22-40 million years ago.
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Tooth of Time | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,003 ft (2,744 m)[1] |
Prominence | 203 ft (62 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 36°26′53″N 105°0′29″W[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Cimarron Range, Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Tooth of Time |
Climbing | |
First ascent | antiquity |
Easiest route | Scramble |
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