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Boundary Peak

Boundary Peak, a peak in New Mexico
Boundary Peak, a peak in New MexicoKent G. Budge · CC0

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.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2479 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.76479, -106.35679

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Attractions: 32
Museums: 26
Springs: 18
  • 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
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Jemez Falls: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Spence Hot Spring: 16.4 mi
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Boundary Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainWNW 297°3,265 m11.0 mi
Caballo MountainN 358°3,200 m13.1 mi
Pajarito MountainNNW 344°3,176 m8.8 mi
Cerro RubioNNW 349°3,169 m12.8 mi
Cerro GrandeNNW 337°3,098 m7.9 mi
Cerro PeladoW 277°3,082.9 m10.9 mi
Los GriegosW 281°3,077 m11.1 mi
Las ConchasWNW 285°3,030 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:17
June solstice05:5019:4820:25
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1216:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 7 mi away.

Sources

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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