Ancho Peak
Ancho Peak rises to 2,336 m in New Mexico. Summit Peak stands 3,103 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 22 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,336 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
57 named places within 25 miles
- Monument Peak: 1.1 mi
- Jicarilla Peak: 2.6 mi
- Blue Hill: 3.6 mi
- Chupadero Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Jacks Peak: 5.5 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 16.7 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 18.5 mi
- Spencer Park: 18.7 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 18.9 mi
- City Park: 19.0 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 8.1 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 8.3 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 18.6 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 18.6 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 21.8 mi
- Ancho: 7.3 mi
- White Oaks: 8.4 mi
- Robsart: 12.6 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 7.4 mi
- Roswell crash site (1947): 21.2 mi
- Donkey Statue: 18.9 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 21.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ancho Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | SE 134° | 3,103 m | 24.3 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | SSW 198° | 2,932 m | 11.8 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,932 m | 11.8 mi |
| Padilla Point | SE 139° | 2,930 m | 22.0 mi |
| Church Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,662 m | 21.7 mi |
| Gaylord Peak | SSW 196° | 2,648 m | 23.4 mi |
| Diamond Peak | SSW 200° | 2,573 m | 22.4 mi |
| Tucson Mountain | S 174° | 2,539 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:20 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903150 — Ancho Peak, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357591727
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