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Bighorn Peak

Bighorn Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2880 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.98557, -106.18003
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Parks: 10
Springs: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Brazos Cliffs: 20.1 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 20.9 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 21.1 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 21.2 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
  • Jack Dempsy Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Sanford Museum: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mormon Pioneers: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jarosa PeakWNW 291°3,587 m16.6 mi
Grouse MesaSW 230°3,477 m16.5 mi
Brazos PeakSW 222°3,440 m16.6 mi
Black MountainNW 315°3,417 m18.6 mi
Pinorealosa MountainWNW 296°3,343 m12.0 mi
San Antonio MountainSE 134°3,326 m12.4 mi
Neff MountainWNW 282°3,318 m14.6 mi
Osier MountainWNW 288°3,272 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4619:5020:28
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1516:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202737445361656357463321
Precip in0.20.20.40.50.60.41.11.61.10.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manassa, 18 mi away.

Sources

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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