Alamo Peak
Alamo Peak rises to 2,820 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Karr Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2820 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
86 named places within 25 miles
- Stark Peak: 2.3 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 3.4 mi
- Potato Knob: 3.4 mi
- Ortega Peak: 3.9 mi
- Cathey Peak: 4.6 mi
- Paiute Park: 6.4 mi
- Las Alturas Park: 7.1 mi
- Cloud Climbing Railroad Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 7.2 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 7.2 mi
- High Rolls Tunnel: 5.8 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 6.0 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 7.1 mi
- X-7A: 7.1 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 7.1 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 7.1 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 7.4 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 8.8 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 9.1 mi
- White Sands National Park: 22.3 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 5.9 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 13.4 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 15.4 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 15.8 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 7.1 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 8.8 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 15.7 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Prayer garden: 15.7 mi
- Karr Spring: 1.7 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alamo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | S 171° | 2,941 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | S 185° | 2,821 m | 5.9 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | ESE 109° | 2,638 m | 10.7 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,637 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SSE 148° | 2,591 m | 18.3 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 114° | 2,486 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mule Peak | SW 220° | 2,462 m | 5.8 mi |
| Long Ridge | SW 227° | 2,446 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:39 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloudcroft, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357607533
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