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Animas Peak

Animas Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Animas Peak rises to 2,600 m in New Mexico. Animas Mountains High Point stands 2,611 m to the south-southwest, 0.8 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49008822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,600 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.58014, -108.78373

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Springs: 14
  • Black Bill Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Woodchoppers Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Indian Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Guadalupe Spring: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Devil's Kitchen: 16.3 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Ned Hall Community Park: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Animas Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Animas Mountains High PointSSW2,611 m0.8 mi
Big Hatchet PeakE2,542 m23.0 mi
Zeller PeakENE2,244 m23.5 mi
Gillespie MountainNE2,218 m8.4 mi
Gray MountainNNW2,108 m21.9 mi
7K PeakESE2,052 m9.6 mi
Center PeakESE2,045 m6.2 mi
Anderson MountainNNE2,028 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:27
June solstice06:1119:4820:24
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1116:4017:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434752596777787671615142
Precip in0.80.40.40.10.20.73.12.31.70.70.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357585648

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