The mountain is also known in Spanish as "Cerro del Yuta" (Mountain of the Ute).[10] The origin of the word Ute is unknown; it is first attested as Yuta in Spanish documents. The mountain is named after the Ute people whose self-designation is Núuchi-u, meaning 'the people'.[11] The state of Utah is also named after the Ute people. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[5] and has appeared in publications since at least 1875.[12]
^Robert Julyan (1996), The Place Names of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN9780826351142, p. 367
^ abMatthew L. Morgan, Stephen M. Keller, (2016), Unfolding the Geology of the West, Geological Society of America, p. 312
^Lawrence H. Tanner, Sonia Calvari (2012), Volcanoes: Windows on the Earth, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, ISBN9780615663500, p. 161
^Mark D. Williams, Amy Becker Williams (2018), 50 Things to See and Do in Northern New Mexico's Enchanted Circle, West Margin Press, ISBN9781513261287
^George M. Wheeler (1875), Annual Report Upon the Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, Washington: Government Printing Office, p. 100
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