New Mexico's High Peaks - A photographic celebration

This book should be dedicated to all who believe New Mexico is nothing but plains, mesas, and cacti, for here photographer-author Mike Butterfield proves, in spectacular fashion, that this is very much a mountain state. By focusing exclusively on New Mexico’s highest summits, those 12,000 feet or higher, Butterfield demolishes stereotypes and reveals a majestic, relatively unknown mountain world whose highest point exceeds that of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona. If you ever wanted to plant your boots on the full panoply of New Mexico’s highest summits, this book will tell you which ones to aim for. While not intended as a comprehensive hiking guide, New Mexico’s High Peaks nonetheless includes valuable information about important trails and trailheads, access points, and for car-bound visitors, places from which the mountains can most favorably viewed. This book could only have been created by someone like Mike Butterfield, with a photographer’s eye for natural beauty coupled with a photographer’s appreciation for technical detail. It’s no accident that in another part of his life Mike is a jeweler, for the mountains Mike has presented for our delight and wonder are indeed New Mexico’s finest jewels. Please take a few moments to peruse the opening pages of the book and, if you like what you see, please contact me about ordering the book. As the book goes through the design process I will update this introduction to the book. Thank you. Mike Butterfield