Cave Peaks
Cave Peaks rises to 2,426 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the south-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Milligan Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,426 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.8 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Milligan Peak: 1.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Horse Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Teepee Peak: 3.7 mi
- Wildcat Peak: 4.1 mi
- Pothole Spring: 2.0 mi
- Tool Box Spring: 2.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 3.4 mi
- Twentyfive Yard Spring: 6.8 mi
- San Mateo Spring: 8.6 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 17.6 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 17.7 mi
- Canta Recio: 22.5 mi
- Paraje: 23.9 mi
- Garcia Falls: 16.1 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 18.0 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 20.8 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Cave Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Mountain | SSW 200° | 3,145 m | 4.3 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 192° | 3,135 m | 4.6 mi |
| Vicks Peak | S 184° | 3,126 m | 11.8 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | S 189° | 3,089 m | 11.4 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | S 185° | 3,082 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Withington | NNW 341° | 3,077 m | 11.5 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | S 177° | 3,065 m | 5.7 mi |
| Teepee Peak | SSW 191° | 3,029 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592820
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