Which mountain did Georgia O’Keeffe repeatedly paint and call her own?

Georgia O’Keeffe repeatedly painted Cerro Pedernal in northern New Mexico.

Cerro Pedernal is a flat-topped mountain near Abiquiú. Its distinctive shape made it a recurring subject in O’Keeffe’s landscapes, and she once famously described it as her private mountain because she could see it from her home and studio area.

The mountain appears in paintings made from different viewpoints and at different times, showing how O’Keeffe used repetition to explore changes in color, light, and form. It became a visual shorthand for her relationship with the New Mexico landscape.

Cerro Pedernal also has a personal connection to the artist’s death. After O’Keeffe died in 1986, her ashes were scattered at its summit. The mountain should not be confused with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a larger range also visible in northern New Mexico.