Peak · New Mexico

Brazos Peak

Brazos Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Brazos Peak rises to 3,440 m in New Mexico. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Grouse Mesa, a peak 2.1 miles away. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 3440 m

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Coordinates36.80862, -106.38225

Around it

104 named places within 25 miles

Peaks47

Springs16

Spring Number One: 7.5 mi
El Camino Spring: 8.3 mi
Warm Spring: 9.4 mi
Moeller Spring: 11.9 mi
Ojito Azul: 15.3 mi

Attractions13

Ramon Jaramillo House and Barn Historic Site: 10.1 mi
Miguel Valdez Barn Historic Site: 10.1 mi
T D Buras Store Historic Site: 11.7 mi
Gilbert Martinez Barn Historic Site: 11.7 mi
George Becker House Bunk House and Barn Historic Site: 11.7 mi

Parks9

Brazos Cliffs Historical Marker: 4.1 mi
Poso Park: 5.7 mi
Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
Fort Lowell Historical Marker: 11.9 mi
Tierra Amarilla Historical Marker: 11.9 mi

Cliffs6

Brazos Cliffs: 4.1 mi
Brazos Cliffs: 4.6 mi
Brazos Cliffs: 4.7 mi
Brazos Cliffs: 4.7 mi
Brazos Cliffs: 4.7 mi

Nature reserves6

Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
Heron Lake State Park: 19.6 mi
W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi

Ghost towns3

Hopewell: 10.1 mi
Osier: 14.4 mi
Sublette: 15.0 mi

Waterfalls2

Brazos Falls: 4.8 mi
Brazos Falls: 5.0 mi

Historic sites1

TA Marker: 11.9 mi

Artworks1

Bull: 12.2 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brazos Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Banded Peak	NNW 327°	3,892 m	24.5 mi
Chama Peak	NW 320°	3,662 m	21.0 mi
Jarosa Peak	NNW 347°	3,587 m	18.6 mi
Grouse Mesa	NW 318°	3,477 m	2.1 mi
Pinorealosa Mountain	N 1°	3,343 m	17.4 mi
Canjilon Mountain	S 174°	3,326 m	16.7 mi
San Antonio Mountain	E 80°	3,326 m	20.4 mi
Neff Mountain	NNW 348°	3,318 m	15.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:10	18:43	19:18
June solstice	05:48	19:50	20:29
September equinox	06:54	18:30	19:04
December solstice	07:15	16:13	16:53

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	25	28	35	42	51	61	66	64	57	46	35	26
Precip in	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.5	1.8	0.8	2.0	2.8	2.1	1.7	1.7	1.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 923570 — Brazos Peak, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357608821

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