Capilla Peak
Capilla Peak rises to 2,852 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the south-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsehead Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 4.9 miles off. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2852 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 15.5 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 18.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 20.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 27 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 28 mi
- Bet's Rock · 28 mi
144 named places within 25 miles
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 5.5 mi
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 14.8 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
- La Bonitas Park: 15.3 mi
- Monte Alto Plaza: 15.5 mi
- Osha Peak: 2.7 mi
- Bosque Peak: 4.7 mi
- Gallo Peak: 4.9 mi
- North Bosque Peak: 5.2 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 5.7 mi
- Horsehead Spring: 0.1 mi
- Capilla Spring: 0.1 mi
- Laror dee Ojo del Indio: 0.6 mi
- Turrieta Spring: 1.8 mi
- Upper Jaramillo Spring: 1.9 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 7.4 mi
- Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 15.4 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 15.5 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 18.0 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 18.7 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 15.4 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 19.4 mi
- CNMCF Level I: 20.4 mi
- Los Lunas: 21.8 mi
- Los Lunas: 21.9 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 20.0 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 20.0 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Quarai Museum: 9.4 mi
- LL Heritage & Arts: 20.2 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 21.0 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 21.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 20.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.4 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 20.0 mi
- ATSF M-1: 21.1 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Capilla Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | SSW 199° | 3,060 m | 8.0 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SSW 205° | 3,047 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bosque Peak | NNW 340° | 2,929 m | 4.7 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | NNW 338° | 2,909 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mosca Peak | N 360° | 2,890 m | 7.6 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | N 356° | 2,873 m | 8.0 mi |
| Osha Peak | SW 216° | 2,824 m | 2.7 mi |
| Cerro Blanco | N 5° | 2,551 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904745 — Capilla Peak, Torrance County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592728
Day trips start here
- Central New Mexico · 10 mi
- Los Lunas · 20 mi
- Belen · 21 mi
- Cedar Crest · 28 mi
- Edgewood · 28 mi
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