Baldy Mountain, Mountain summit in Colfax County, New Mexico.

Baldy Mountain is the highest peak of the Cimarron Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in Colfax County, New Mexico. It rises 3,640 feet (1,110 m) in about 3 miles from the Moreno Valley to the west, reaching 12,441 feet (3,792 m). The summit is bare tan-brown earth and scree with two subtle high points and a shallow saddle; a gray scree field descends the lower left flank, while dense dark green conifer forest covers the lower right slopes.

Copper, gold and silver were mined in the Baldy Mining District from 1866, and the summit itself was worked as the Mystic Lode copper mine. Baldy Town grew on the east side around the operations between 1868 and 1941, when it became a staff camp of Philmont Scout Ranch. In 1963 Norton Clapp bought 10,098 acres around the mountain and donated them to Scouting America.

Baldy Town, on the east side of the mountain, grew around the mines from 1868 to 1941 and is now a staff camp at Philmont Scout Ranch. The eastern valleys hold many of the ranch's small camps, and in 1963 Norton Clapp bought 10,098 acres around the peak and gave them to Scouting America.

The summit lies about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Eagle Nest, and the climb gains 3,640 feet (1,110 m) in roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Moreno Valley side. A four-wheel drive road and a radio tower stand high on the western slopes. Expect fast weather changes at 12,441 feet (3,792 m).

Baldy Mountain's summit was itself worked as the Mystic Lode copper mine, and roughly 70 miles (110 km) of mine workings and prospects run through the whole mountain. Other operations nearby included the Aztec, French Henry, Bull-of-the-Woods, Homestake, Black Horse and Montezuma mines.