"I ‘m mostly interested in hiking the highest peaks in New Mexico, yet 2 years ago Cabezon Peak appeared on the Albuquerque Home Court Peak’s list, on peakery.com . I already had most of the peaks and decided to complete the list. The peak is about 75 miles northwest of Albuquerque. To get there; travel about 19 miles northwest of San Ysidro on NM 550 then turn left on NM 279. This road is paved for 8 miles, and then continues for 4 more miles on a dirt road. At this point take the left fork onto BLM 1114, and then go about 4 more miles and you are at the entrance road directly west of the peak. (This is about 16 miles from NM 550.) Travel east on this rough road to the parking area. I took my SUV but could have probably made the entire route to the parking area with my regular car. I was very excited to be hiking this peak. I have done a little rock climbing, but not much. In reading other trip reports it is mostly a Class 3+ scramble with some walls, but in the chimney there is approximately a 15 foot vertical drop that is a 4th class section. I noticed that some people used ropes in this area and at the very top, others did not. This is a peak that one should not do alone, ju..." — Phil-Robinson • Aug 3, 2017