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HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER

HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER from directly overhead

HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,141 m. Trouble stands 3,847 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro de la Cruz, a peak 4.9 miles away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
Elevation-10,212 From 1863 to 1867, this mountain was the home of Juan Maria Agostini, an Italian penitent who lived there as a hermit, carving crucifixes and religious emblems which he traded for food. Leaving this area, he moved to the . . .

How to reach it

Coordinates35.73922, -105.24077

129 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Parks: 27
Artworks: 6
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Oak Flats: 11.2 mi
  • Baker Flat: 11.4 mi
  • Fishing Hole: 12.0 mi
  • Big Pine: 12.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hermit's Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Wesner Spring/Mine: 18.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Montezuma Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • McAllister Lake Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of HERMIT'S PEAK HISTORIC MARKER. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TroubleNW 318°3,847 m24.3 mi
CebollaNW 314°3,621 m19.7 mi
Elk MountainW 276°3,550 m17.7 mi
Mount BarkerW 275°3,490 m18.5 mi
Spring MountainWNW 292°3,400 m17.6 mi
Valle de la PiedraW 267°3,340 m17.6 mi
Round MountainWNW 293°3,292 m23.9 mi
Cerrito del PadreNW 305°3,273 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4619:4320:21
September equinox06:5018:2618:59
December solstice07:0816:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541485766696761514133
Precip in0.30.30.60.71.31.63.23.12.21.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6545539513

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