Bishop Peak
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
- 11.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the White Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hell Roaring Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Bill Lee Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Red Butte: 2.9 mi
- Hellroaring Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Turner Peak: 4.9 mi
- 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
- Burke Point: 21.3 mi
- Devils Washboard: 23.0 mi
- Point of the Mountain: 23.2 mi
- Tige Rim: 24.0 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 17.9 mi
- Dangerous Park: 19.5 mi
- Red Hill: 22.0 mi
- Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 24.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escudilla Mountain | WNW 290° | 3,326 m | 10.0 mi |
| Escudilla Lookout | WNW 286° | 3,315 m | 9.5 mi |
| Noble Mountain | W 267° | 2,919 m | 13.2 mi |
| South Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,899 m | 13.0 mi |
| Turner Peak | WSW 254° | 2,874 m | 4.9 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | N 350° | 2,820 m | 5.8 mi |
| Gobbler Point | WSW 248° | 2,820 m | 12.9 mi |
| Gallo Peak | ENE 65° | 2,818 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592217
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