Bennett Peak
Bennett Peak rises to 1,931 m in New Mexico. Roof Butte stands 2,952 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ford Butte, a peak 1.8 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.1 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Bennett Peak is a 6,471-foot (1,972-meter) elevation summit located on Navajo Nation land in San Juan County of northwest New Mexico, United States. It is a landmark set one mile west of U.S. Route 491, along with Ford Butte on the opposite side of the highway. Bennett Peak is one of the major diatremes of the Four Corners area, and with significant relief as it rises 1,175 feet (358 meters) above the high-desert plain. It is situated about 22 miles (35 km) south of Shiprock, the most famous of these diatremes. Bennett Peak is set in the northeastern part of the Navajo Volcanic Field, a volcanic field that includes intrusions and flows of minette and other unusual igneous rocks which formed around 30 million years ago during the Oligocene. Bennett Peak lies within the Chaco River drainage basin.
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Wikidata Q49012089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1931 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 22.9 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
44 named places within 25 miles
- Ford Butte: 1.8 mi
- Rock Mesa: 6.1 mi
- Tse-ni-cha: 7.7 mi
- Tsin-nas-kid: 7.9 mi
- Tocito Dome: 9.3 mi
- Old Sawmill Spring: 12.6 mi
- Old Pine Spring: 14.0 mi
- Narrow Creek Spring: 18.5 mi
- Narrow Creek Spring: 18.5 mi
- Mormon Spring: 18.7 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Falling Iron Cliffs: 22.8 mi
- Hogback Historical Marker: 21.7 mi
- Shiprock Historical Marker: 22.0 mi
- Newcomb N: 6.7 mi
- Snake Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Narbona Pass Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bennett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof Butte | WNW 287° | 2,952 m | 20.5 mi |
| Matthews Peak | W 268° | 2,892 m | 23.1 mi |
| Tsaile Butte | WSW 252° | 2,738 m | 21.9 mi |
| Beautiful Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,696 m | 15.9 mi |
| White Cone | SW 236° | 2,569 m | 23.1 mi |
| Little White Cone | SW 223° | 2,515 m | 23.0 mi |
| White Rock | NW 310° | 2,022 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mitten Rock | NW 325° | 1,998 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 43 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lukachukai, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898244 — Bennett Peak, San Juan County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583573
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