Bonito Peak
Bonito Peak rises to 3,254 m in New Mexico. Red Dome stands 3,868 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Red, a peak 1.6 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 8.7 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,254.0 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 8.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 8 mi
122 named places within 25 miles
- Big Red: 1.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.0 mi
- RM-6 Peak: 2.2 mi
- Comanche Peak: 2.9 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 5.7 mi
- Palisades Sill: 6.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 7.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 7.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 8.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 6.7 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 7.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 8.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Olympic Park: 10.5 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 8.5 mi
- Covered Wagon: 9.4 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 9.5 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 11.0 mi
- Rayado: 11.6 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 9.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 10.9 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 11.6 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 11.7 mi
- Little Red School House: 23.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 7.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 9.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.1 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 9.1 mi
- Eagle: 11.2 mi
- Tipi: 11.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 2.3 mi
- Apache Spring: 12.9 mi
- Betty's Bra: 4.6 mi
- Palisades: 6.9 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- La Vinateria: 23.9 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bonito Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Dome | WNW 295° | 3,868 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | WNW 291° | 3,779 m | 16.7 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,765 m | 13.9 mi |
| Taos Cone | WNW 298° | 3,729 m | 16.3 mi |
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,670 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Phillips | NW 313° | 3,553 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NW 316° | 3,550 m | 3.0 mi |
| Tolby Peak | NW 314° | 3,513 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1592039699
Take the scenic way to Bonito Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.