Cooks Peak
Cooks Peak rises to 2,618 m in New Mexico. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Halls Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49021843, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,618 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 51.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.3 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Halls Peak: 1.4 mi
- Gallinas Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Cerrito Pelon: 2.2 mi
- Rivera Mesa: 2.5 mi
- White Peak: 4.1 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 10.3 mi
- Rayado: 10.7 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 15.1 mi
- Covered Wagon: 15.8 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 16.0 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 11.4 mi
- Olympic Park: 16.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 19.9 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 10.6 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 11.6 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 15.4 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 19.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 19.7 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 10.6 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 15.9 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 19.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 24.7 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 24.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 21.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 22.8 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 24.1 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 13.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 23.1 mi
- Loring Spring: 23.8 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 15.6 mi
- Tipi: 19.3 mi
- Eagle: 24.8 mi
- Betty's Bra: 13.1 mi
- Palisades: 21.4 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Cooks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | NNW 338° | 3,553 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NNW 339° | 3,550 m | 17.3 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNW 341° | 3,445 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cuchillo de Fernando | W 276° | 3,445 m | 17.6 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | NW 312° | 3,364 m | 12.4 mi |
| Big Red | NNW 342° | 3,359 m | 16.1 mi |
| Garcia Peak | NNW 331° | 3,323 m | 16.1 mi |
| Osha Mountain | WNW 285° | 3,305 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357572193
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