Ares Peak
Ares Peak rises to 1,757 m in New Mexico. Bush Mountain stands 2,626 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker, a park 4.7 miles away. Guadalupe Back Country Byway passes 10 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49009034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1757 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Guadalupe Back Country Byway
43 named places within 25 miles
- Pickett Hill: 7.7 mi
- Texas Hill: 9.8 mi
- Thayer Hill: 11.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 11.2 mi
- Dinner Hill: 12.3 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 22.7 mi
- Bell Spring: 23.2 mi
- Smith Spring: 24.5 mi
- Soldier Spring: 24.9 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains Historical Marker: 4.7 mi
- Sitting Bull Falls: 6.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 22.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 6.3 mi
- Queen: 6.4 mi
- Flying Paper Boy of the Guadalupes: 6.5 mi
- Alkali Lakes Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ares Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Mountain | SSW 191° | 2,626 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bartlett Peak | S 191° | 2,590 m | 25.0 mi |
| Hunter Peak | S 184° | 2,517 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lost Peak | S 189° | 2,383 m | 21.2 mi |
| Deer Hill | S 182° | 2,135 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,114 m | 20.5 mi |
| Panorama Peak | SSW 191° | 2,051 m | 16.6 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SSW 196° | 2,026 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:22 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dark Canyon Road, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357591833
Day trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 19 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park · 25 mi
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