Bearhead Peak
Bearhead Peak rises to 2,645 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Oaks Mesa, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,645 m
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 12.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.1 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 12 mi
- Village Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oaks Mesa: 1.0 mi
- West Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Aspen Peak: 2.2 mi
- Cerro la Jara: 2.5 mi
- Upper Horn Mesa: 2.7 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 8.9 mi
- Jemez Historic Site: 12.0 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 12.2 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 12.2 mi
- Long House: 12.3 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 12.1 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Kiva: 14.4 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 15.3 mi
- Natural Park: 15.8 mi
- Golondrina: 14.7 mi
- Corky: 14.7 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 14.7 mi
- Tranquility: 14.7 mi
- Touch the Sky: 14.8 mi
- Alamo Spring: 7.4 mi
- Apache Spring: 8.6 mi
- American Spring: 9.6 mi
- Armstead Spring: 9.8 mi
- McCauley Warm Spring: 10.6 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 2.5 mi
- Alcove: 10.6 mi
- The Narrows: 10.7 mi
- Alcove House: 11.9 mi
- Human sundial: 12.1 mi
- Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 6.6 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 9.5 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 11.6 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 14.9 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 14.9 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 23.3 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 23.3 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 23.5 mi
- Bear Jump: 2.2 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 16.1 mi
- Cuchilla Blanca Hill: 22.8 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 25.0 mi
- Jemez Falls: 9.3 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 12.8 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 11.9 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 14.9 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Rendija Arch: 15.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.7 mi
- Buckman: 19.5 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Bearhead Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | NNW 337° | 3,434 m | 11.1 mi |
| South Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,265 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NNE 22° | 3,176 m | 12.2 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NNE 21° | 3,098 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | NW 318° | 3,083 m | 5.6 mi |
| Los Griegos | NW 321° | 3,077 m | 6.2 mi |
| Las Conchas | NNW 337° | 3,030 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | N 5° | 3,018 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
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 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos 13 W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592089
Day trips start here
- Bandelier National Monument · 10 mi
- Pojoaque · 28 mi
- Madrid · 29 mi
- Bernalillo · 30 mi
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