Socorro Peak "M"
Socorro Peak "M" is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,175 m. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Socorro Peak (East), a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075397, matched on coordinates and name (337 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- lye
- Inscription
- M
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 3.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 3.9 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 19 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 19 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Socorro Peak (East): 0.0 mi
- Socorro Peak (West): 0.2 mi
- Strawberry Peak: 3.5 mi
- Black Mountain (South): 4.0 mi
- Black Mountain (West): 4.0 mi
- Cook Spring: 2.1 mi
- Socorro Spring: 2.5 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 2.7 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 5.2 mi
- Bursum Spring: 8.3 mi
- Billing Smelter Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Alice Kase Memorial Bench: 2.7 mi
- Robert M. Lockhart Plaque: 2.7 mi
- Texas Volunteers Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Linda Weiss Memorial: 3.0 mi
- EMRTC Rattlesnake: 2.4 mi
- Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 2.9 mi
- "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 3.0 mi
- The Desert Maiden: 3.0 mi
- NMT Arranged Rocks: 3.1 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 2.9 mi
- West Place Park: 3.5 mi
- Sedillo Park: 3.6 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 3.7 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 8.7 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 5.2 mi
- 1: 16.4 mi
- 3: 16.4 mi
- 2: 16.4 mi
- 4: 16.4 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 4.4 mi
- Mancy Mine: 6.8 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 9.2 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- Clemens Ranch House: 14.1 mi
- López Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 3.2 mi
- Hammel Museum: 4.0 mi
- Box Car Museum: 16.6 mi
- Hells Mesa: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Socorro Peak "M". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | WSW 247° | 3,279 m | 14.3 mi |
| Timber Peak | WSW 241° | 3,181 m | 13.2 mi |
| North Baldy | W 263° | 3,003 m | 12.8 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 277° | 2,773 m | 13.3 mi |
| Buck Peak | WSW 238° | 2,764 m | 11.6 mi |
| North Peak | W 277° | 2,763 m | 13.3 mi |
| Italian Peak | SW 228° | 2,752 m | 14.8 mi |
| Molino Peak | SW 227° | 2,701 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:25 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/588466816
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