Boundary Peak
Boundary Peak rises to 2,479 m in New Mexico. South Mountain stands 3,265 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Peter's Dome, a peak 0.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,479 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 18.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 15.9 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 17 mi
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 17 mi
- Cross of the Martyrs Hill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Peter's Dome: 0.9 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 2.0 mi
- Cerro Picacho: 2.1 mi
- Mesa del Rito: 3.0 mi
- Cerro Boletas: 3.4 mi
- Anasazi Ruins: 4.6 mi
- Long House: 4.7 mi
- Big Kiva: 4.8 mi
- VALLE GRANDE HISTORIC MARKER: 8.2 mi
- Tsirege Pueblo Ruins: 8.3 mi
- Corky: 8.5 mi
- Tranquility: 8.6 mi
- Multiverse 2020: 8.6 mi
- Roadrunner: 8.6 mi
- Touch the Sky: 8.6 mi
- Natural Park: 8.2 mi
- Kiva: 8.6 mi
- PAHOA land: 8.6 mi
- Pine Street Playlot: 9.0 mi
- Rocket Park: 9.1 mi
- Alcove: 3.4 mi
- The Narrows: 3.4 mi
- Alcove House: 4.4 mi
- Amphitheater: 4.7 mi
- Exchange Hotel Complex Historic Site: 6.1 mi
- Los Alamos History Museum: 8.7 mi
- Hans Bethe House: 8.8 mi
- San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum: 16.0 mi
- El Rancho de los Golondrinas: 19.0 mi
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas: 19.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 4.5 mi
- American Spring: 5.2 mi
- Armstead Spring: 5.8 mi
- Alamo Spring: 6.0 mi
- Doe Springs: 6.4 mi
- Ponderosa Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Ampitheater Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Camp May: 9.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
- White Rock Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Colonia Prisma Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Biowall: 23.0 mi
- The Haozous Garden: 23.0 mi
- Upper Frijoles Falls: 5.4 mi
- Lower Frijoles Falls: 5.5 mi
- Jemez Falls: 14.4 mi
- Bear Jump: 8.0 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 8.6 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 20.5 mi
- Buckman: 11.9 mi
- Bonanza City: 21.2 mi
- Waldo: 24.7 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 22.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.5 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 23.2 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 16.4 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
- Rendija Arch: 10.2 mi
- La Bajada Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Boundary Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | WNW 297° | 3,265 m | 11.0 mi |
| Caballo Mountain | N 358° | 3,200 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pajarito Mountain | NNW 344° | 3,176 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cerro Rubio | NNW 349° | 3,169 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cerro Grande | NNW 337° | 3,098 m | 7.9 mi |
| Shell Mountain | NNW 348° | 3,098 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cerro Pelado | W 277° | 3,083 m | 10.9 mi |
| Los Griegos | W 281° | 3,077 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904028 — Boundary Peak, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592397
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