Comanche Peak
Comanche Peak rises to 3,445 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunkhouse Bare Point, a peak 0.7 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,445.2 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 26.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 10 mi
142 named places within 25 miles
- Bunkhouse Bare Point: 0.7 mi
- Mount Phillips: 0.9 mi
- Big Red: 1.3 mi
- Tolby Peak: 1.9 mi
- Cimarroncito Peak: 2.8 mi
- Palisades Sill: 4.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 5.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 7.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 8.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 4.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 4.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 8.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 10.2 mi
- Covered Wagon: 10.9 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 11.0 mi
- T-Rex Track: 12.4 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 12.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 8.2 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 10.9 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 12.4 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 14.2 mi
- Little Red School House: 21.1 mi
- Eagle: 8.4 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 10.7 mi
- Tipi: 12.5 mi
- Native Art: 24.3 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 24.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 4.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 6.8 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 3.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 11.3 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- La Vinateria: 23.1 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- Betty's Bra: 6.9 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Comanche Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | WNW 290° | 4,011 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Walter | WNW 291° | 3,996 m | 16.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | WNW 287° | 3,989 m | 15.3 mi |
| Simpson Peak | WNW 288° | 3,953 m | 15.8 mi |
| Red Dome | WNW 289° | 3,868 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | WNW 284° | 3,779 m | 14.5 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,765 m | 11.1 mi |
| Taos Cone | WNW 292° | 3,729 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1592039767
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