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Bishop Peak

Bishop Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bishop Peak rises to 2,700 m in New Mexico. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the west-northwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hell Roaring Mesa, a peak 2.3 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013048, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2700 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.90839, -108.96230

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • McFate Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Karruth Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Smith Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Twin Doe Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Funderburg Spring: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 1
Parks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Madonna of the Trail: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Bishop Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainWNW 290°3,326 m10.0 mi
Escudilla LookoutWNW 286°3,315 m9.5 mi
Noble MountainW 267°2,919 m13.2 mi
South MountainWSW 244°2,899 m13.0 mi
Turner PeakWSW 254°2,874 m4.9 mi
Jim Smith PeakN 350°2,820 m5.8 mi
Gobbler PointWSW 248°2,820 m12.9 mi
Gallo PeakENE 65°2,818 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:0619:5420:31
September equinox07:0518:4119:14
December solstice07:1816:3317:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592217

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