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Ancho Peak

Ancho Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.85257, -105.66387

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Parks: 8
  • 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
Museums: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit PeakSE 134°3,103 m24.3 mi
Carrizo PeakSSW 198°2,932 m11.8 mi
Carrizo MountainSSW 198°2,932 m11.8 mi
Padilla PointSE 139°2,930 m22.0 mi
Church MountainSSW 195°2,662 m21.7 mi
Gaylord PeakSSW 196°2,648 m23.4 mi
Diamond PeakSSW 200°2,573 m22.4 mi
Tucson MountainS 174°2,539 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:15
June solstice05:5319:4120:17
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0516:2016:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374248566573757368574437
Precip in0.80.60.60.50.50.92.92.21.61.30.51.0

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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