Apache Peak
Apache Peak rises to 3,002 m in New Mexico. Touch-Me-Not Mountain stands 3,670 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Cartwright Mill Site, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,002 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 24.4 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 59.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 11 mi
- U S Hill · 27 mi
140 named places within 25 miles
- RM-6 Peak: 2.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 3.3 mi
- Burn Peak: 3.4 mi
- Agua Fria Peak: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Peak: 3.6 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 1.3 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
- Palisades Sill: 10.7 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 11.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 11.9 mi
- Olympic Park: 7.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 10.7 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 11.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 11.4 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 11.6 mi
- Rayado: 12.3 mi
- Covered Wagon: 12.3 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 12.5 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 12.3 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 12.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 13.3 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 15.2 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 23.4 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 12.0 mi
- Eagle: 13.5 mi
- Tipi: 15.3 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 23.7 mi
- Red Horse: 23.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 10.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 11.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.4 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 2.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 12.5 mi
- Loring Spring: 24.9 mi
- Betty's Bra: 7.2 mi
- Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- La Vinateria: 21.7 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Apache Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | N 349° | 3,670 m | 14.0 mi |
| Larkspur Peak | WNW 302° | 3,656 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Phillips | N 356° | 3,553 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | N 358° | 3,550 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tolby Peak | N 349° | 3,513 m | 7.5 mi |
| Comanche Peak | N 3° | 3,445 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cuchillo de Fernando | SW 236° | 3,445 m | 14.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 349° | 3,403 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angel Fire 1S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570092
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