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Bishop Cap

Bishop Cap, seen from above at true elevation

Bishop Cap rises to 1,651 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. El Camino Real passes 7.2 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1651 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.19037, -106.60416

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 42
Historic sites: 19
  • Cistern: 7.5 mi
  • William Foster Beasley House Remains: 7.5 mi
  • George Beasley's Goat Pen: 7.5 mi
  • George Russell Beasley House Remains: 7.9 mi
  • Issac House: 7.9 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 7
  • La Cueva: 10.0 mi
  • El Milagro: 12.5 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 13.1 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 14.6 mi
  • La Union Maze: 18.1 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • The Tooth: 11.1 mi
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleNNE 13°2,708 m11.0 mi
Organ PeakNNE 19°2,668 m10.2 mi
The NeedlesN 9°2,565 m11.5 mi
Baldy PeakNNE 16°2,564 m9.4 mi
Granite PeakNNE 26°2,554 m10.9 mi
Sugarloaf PeakNNE 18°2,443 m11.3 mi
Rabbit EarsN 7°2,440 m12.4 mi
Baylor PeakN 6°2,337 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:18
June solstice06:0119:4120:17
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:0416:2917:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955627180828175645244
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.40.61.81.71.40.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357607536

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