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Big Gyp

Big Gyp, seen from above at true elevation

Big Gyp rises to 1,973 m in New Mexico. Salinas Peak stands 2,715 m to the east-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mine Peak, a peak 5.1 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1973 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.32452, -106.67362

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Gyp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salinas PeakESE 103°2,715 m8.4 mi
Silver Top MountainE 89°2,422 m9.2 mi
Middle PeakESE 111°2,322 m6.6 mi
Skillet KnobSSE 164°2,305 m6.8 mi
Grandaddy PeakSSW 202°2,286 m8.2 mi
Ladybug PeakESE 116°2,273 m5.3 mi
Big Gyp MountainSW 220°2,271 m6.4 mi
White Mine PeakESE 113°2,270 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:19
June solstice05:5819:4320:20
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:0716:2617:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900351 — Big Gyp, Sierra County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586920

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