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Avalanche Peak

Avalanche Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Avalanche Peak rises to 2,284 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the north-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Century Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2284 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.86202, -108.12588

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 47
  • Barrel Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Moore Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 9.2 mi
Parks: 16
Museums: 5
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 10.8 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 11.5 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 11.6 mi
  • North Pit: 11.8 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 11.8 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • C: 7.1 mi
  • W: 7.5 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 10.5 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 7.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Avalanche Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakNNW 327°2,745 m3.9 mi
Signal PeakNW 324°2,737 m5.4 mi
Twin SistersWNW 304°2,524 m3.9 mi
Scott PeakNW 319°2,521 m7.6 mi
Twin SistersWNW 299°2,495 m3.9 mi
Pinos Altos MountainW 270°2,473 m6.7 mi
Bear MountainW 262°2,444 m13.6 mi
T X MountainNW 312°2,437 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:24
June solstice06:0519:4820:25
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903465 — Avalanche Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357591881

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