Bighorn Peak
Bighorn Peak rises to 2,880 m in New Mexico. Jarosa Peak stands 3,587 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sublette, a ghost town 2.8 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,880 m
How to reach it
69 named places within 25 miles
- Chino Peak: 5.1 mi
- Pinabetal Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Los Mogotes: 6.4 mi
- Banco Julian: 7.7 mi
- Osier Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Antonito Open OHV Area: 10.8 mi
- Poso Park: 17.1 mi
- M Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Jack Dempsey Park: 18.7 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 19.5 mi
- El Camino Spring: 8.8 mi
- Warm Spring: 10.6 mi
- Spring Number One: 11.1 mi
- Moeller Spring: 21.0 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 22.4 mi
- Cano's Castle: 11.7 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 22.7 mi
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 22.7 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 22.7 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 22.7 mi
- Jack Dempsy Museum: 18.7 mi
- Sanford Museum: 24.1 mi
- Mormon Pioneers: 18.8 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Brazos Falls: 21.3 mi
- Bull: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bighorn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarosa Peak | WNW 291° | 3,587 m | 16.6 mi |
| Grouse Mesa | SW 230° | 3,477 m | 16.5 mi |
| Brazos Peak | SW 222° | 3,440 m | 16.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 315° | 3,417 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pinorealosa Mountain | WNW 296° | 3,343 m | 12.0 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | SE 134° | 3,326 m | 12.4 mi |
| Neff Mountain | WNW 282° | 3,318 m | 14.6 mi |
| Osier Mountain | WNW 288° | 3,272 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassa, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903821 — Bighorn Peak, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592193
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