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Bear Springs Peak

Bear Springs Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Springs Peak rises to 2,472 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tres Cerros, a peak 2.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49011518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,472 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.66892, -106.55837

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Jemez State Monument: 10.5 mi
  • Valles Caldera National Preserve: 17.3 mi
  • Kiva: 20.1 mi
  • Pine Street Playlot: 21.1 mi
  • Natural Park: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 27
Artworks: 22
Springs: 18
  • McCauley Warm Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Alamo Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Apache Spring: 14.3 mi
  • American Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Armstead Spring: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 16
Picnic sites: 13
  • Spanish Queen Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 10.3 mi
  • Group Area (by reservation only): 10.7 mi
  • Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 12.0 mi
  • Rincon Picnic Ground: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Bear Jump: 5.2 mi
  • Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 18.0 mi
  • Water Canyon pour-off: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 18.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 13.1 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Bear Springs Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Redondo PeakN3,434 m14.0 mi
South MountainN3,265 m11.7 mi
Cerro GrandeNNE3,098 m16.1 mi
Cerro PeladoN3,083 m8.0 mi
Los GriegosN3,077 m8.7 mi
Las ConchasNNE3,030 m9.4 mi
Rabbit MountainNNE3,018 m12.3 mi
Peralta RidgeNNE2,995 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice05:5219:4820:26
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1316:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744505969727064534133
Precip in1.00.81.00.90.80.72.62.61.61.40.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jemez Springs, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903679 — Bear Springs Peak, Sandoval County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592076

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