Calico Peak
Calico Peak rises to 2,023 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,023 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
81 named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 1.2 mi
- Ortega Peak: 5.9 mi
- Domingo Peak: 6.0 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 6.9 mi
- Alamo Peak: 7.1 mi
- Zenith Park: 5.5 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 6.5 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 6.5 mi
- University Park: 7.4 mi
- Paiute Park: 7.4 mi
- High Rolls Tunnel: 2.5 mi
- Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site: 5.2 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 6.5 mi
- X-7A: 6.5 mi
- XQ-4A: 6.5 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 6.5 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 8.7 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 9.1 mi
- White Sands National Park: 24.4 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 6.5 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 9.2 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 20.1 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 9.4 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 12.9 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 17.1 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 20.2 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Prayer garden: 20.1 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Karr Spring: 5.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calico Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | S 172° | 2,941 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | S 178° | 2,821 m | 12.9 mi |
| Alamo Peak | S 172° | 2,820 m | 7.1 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | SE 134° | 2,638 m | 15.3 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NE 42° | 2,637 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SSE 155° | 2,591 m | 24.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 353° | 2,577 m | 23.1 mi |
| Seep Peak | SE 132° | 2,486 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:01 |
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 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Park, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357621544
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