Chuska Peak
Chuska Peak rises to 2,624 m in New Mexico. Sonsela Buttes stands 2,709 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Spring 14N-25, a spring 2.3 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 5.1 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2624 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 14.7 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
- 25.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
82 named places within 25 miles
- Pine Spring 14N-25: 2.3 mi
- Manuelito Spring: 2.3 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 2.7 mi
- Squirrel Springs: 3.6 mi
- Black Water Spring: 5.1 mi
- Deza Bluffs: 3.8 mi
- Separate Hill: 4.2 mi
- Twin Buttes: 6.7 mi
- Sitting Coyote Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Beelzebub: 8.0 mi
- Navajo Indian Reservation Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
- Window Rock Tribal Park: 18.4 mi
- Tse Bonita Tribal Park: 19.3 mi
- Navajo Tribal Fairground: 20.3 mi
- Bubany Park: 24.7 mi
- Venus Needle: 9.0 mi
- Cleopatra Needle: 9.8 mi
- Tseghaahoodzani (Window Rock): 18.3 mi
- Falling Iron Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- White Cliffs: 23.6 mi
- NP21: 11.2 mi
- Narbona Pass Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- window rock: 18.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Navajo Museum: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chuska Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonsela Buttes | NW 315° | 2,709 m | 21.0 mi |
| Zilditloi Mountain | W 278° | 2,604 m | 9.6 mi |
| Twin Buttes | W 266° | 2,570 m | 6.7 mi |
| White Cone | NNW 327° | 2,569 m | 24.9 mi |
| Fluted Rock | W 270° | 2,528 m | 23.0 mi |
| Deza Bluffs | ENE 71° | 2,519 m | 3.8 mi |
| Little White Cone | NNW 329° | 2,515 m | 19.9 mi |
| Piney Hill | WSW 245° | 2,471 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Window Rock AP, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357591462
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