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Comanche Peak

Comanche Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

What the record says

Elevation
3445.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47940, -105.14356

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 21
Attractions: 17
  • 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
Museums: 9
  • 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
Artworks: 6
  • 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
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 2
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Apache Spring: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Comanche Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakWNW 290°4,011 m16.1 mi
Mount WalterWNW 291°3,996 m16.1 mi
Old Mike PeakWNW 287°3,989 m15.3 mi
Simpson PeakWNW 288°3,953 m15.8 mi
Red DomeWNW 289°3,868 m14.5 mi
Lew Wallace PeakWNW 284°3,779 m14.5 mi
Baldy MountainNNW 340°3,765 m11.1 mi
Taos ConeWNW 292°3,729 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4419:4420:23
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0916:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222634404957626054433223
Precip in0.60.91.31.51.31.12.92.81.61.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1592039767

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