Bug Peak
Bug Peak rises to 2,422 m in New Mexico. Oscura Peak stands 2,626 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is North Oscura Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,422 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
26 named places within 25 miles
- North Oscura Peak: 1.2 mi
- Oscura Peak: 6.4 mi
- Flat Top: 7.2 mi
- Lonnie Moon Peak: 8.9 mi
- Chupadera Mesa: 12.1 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 7.9 mi
- Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker: 23.4 mi
- Jumbo: 8.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bug Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscura Peak | S 187° | 2,626 m | 6.4 mi |
| North Oscura Peak | NW 324° | 2,431 m | 1.2 mi |
| Little Burro | SSW 203° | 2,243 m | 16.0 mi |
| Capitol Peak | S 189° | 2,163 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chupadera Mesa | NE 36° | 2,123 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lonnie Moon Peak | NE 43° | 2,105 m | 8.9 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNE 16° | 2,019 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mockingbird Mountains | SSW 202° | 2,010 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:43 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bingham 2 NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357607155
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