Buzzard Peak
Buzzard Peak rises to 2,948 m in New Mexico. Bearwallow Mountain stands 3,031 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2948 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Peak: 0.5 mi
- Pinon Knob: 4.3 mi
- Milligan Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Dry Mesa: 7.0 mi
- Eagle Peak Spring: 0.7 mi
- Hidden Spring: 4.0 mi
- Deadman Spring: 4.6 mi
- Five Springs: 6.1 mi
- Upper Cold Spring: 6.4 mi
- Yequas Park: 7.3 mi
- N Bar Park: 13.9 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 18.0 mi
- Plains of San Augustin Historical Marker: 22.7 mi
- Dangerous Park: 23.0 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 11.0 mi
- Ruins: 20.6 mi
- Ruins: 21.0 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 23.6 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Buzzard Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwallow Mountain | SSW 200° | 3,031 m | 17.0 mi |
| Corner Mountain | SSW 197° | 3,030 m | 15.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 131° | 2,978 m | 11.5 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SW 226° | 2,970 m | 0.5 mi |
| O Bar O Mountain | ESE 112° | 2,846 m | 15.9 mi |
| East Elk Mountain | SE 126° | 2,749 m | 21.7 mi |
| Wagontongue Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,723 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wagontongue Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,723 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:32 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904259 — Buzzard Peak, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592615
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