Brazos Peak
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. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,440 m
How to reach it
93 named places within 25 miles
- Grouse Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Olguin Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Sugar Loaf Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Peñasco Amarillo: 7.5 mi
- Jawbone Mountain: 9.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Poso Park: 5.7 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 18.1 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 24.6 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 4.1 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 21.2 mi
- Brazos Falls: 4.8 mi
- TA Marker: 11.9 mi
- Bull: 12.2 mi
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 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 923570 — Brazos Peak, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357608821
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