Apache Peak
Apache Peak rises to 3,111 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Apache Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 169 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008974, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,111 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 21.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 22.9 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 20 mi
- U S Hill · 23 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 24 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 27 mi
169 named places within 25 miles
- Larkspur Peak: 4.7 mi
- Lew Wallace Peak: 5.3 mi
- Casita de Piedra Peak: 6.0 mi
- Red Dome: 6.0 mi
- Taos Cone: 6.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Olympic Park: 7.0 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 7.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 10.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 11.4 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 7.0 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Palisades Sill: 11.3 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 11.4 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 11.6 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 11.7 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 11.7 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 13.5 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 7.4 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 13.5 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 13.7 mi
- Bent House Museum: 13.7 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 14.0 mi
- Eagle: 7.1 mi
- Native Art: 13.5 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 13.8 mi
- Red Horse: 14.3 mi
- Questa Apple: 20.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 0.5 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 11.0 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
- Apache Springs: 22.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 10.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.6 mi
- Palisades: 11.2 mi
- Betty's Bra: 17.1 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- La Vinateria: 12.9 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 11.8 mi
- La Belle: 20.3 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 21.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 22.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NW 324° | 4,011 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Walter | NW 326° | 3,996 m | 7.5 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NW 324° | 3,989 m | 6.4 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NW 322° | 3,953 m | 6.8 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NW 313° | 3,929 m | 8.1 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNW 331° | 3,872 m | 13.6 mi |
| Red Dome | NNW 332° | 3,868 m | 6.0 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | WNW 303° | 3,848 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903235 — Apache Peak, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357591815
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