Which New Mexico mountain did Georgia O'Keeffe describe as her private mountain?

Georgia O'Keeffe described Cerro Pedernal as her private mountain. The flat-topped volcanic mesa in northern New Mexico became one of the recurring landmarks in her paintings.

O'Keeffe lived and worked in New Mexico for much of her later career. She often viewed Cerro Pedernal from her homes and studios near Abiquiú and Ghost Ranch, interpreting its distinctive silhouette in simplified colors and forms.

Her famous remark that she painted the mountain so often that it belonged to her is associated with the idea of artistic possession rather than legal ownership. The mountain remained a real geographical feature while becoming a deeply personal visual symbol.

Cerro Pedernal is sometimes confused with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a larger mountain range visible in the region. Pedernal is a specific mesa with a notably level summit, not the name of the entire surrounding range.