Cox Peak
Cox Peak rises to 1,806 m in New Mexico. Mount Riley stands 1,794 m to the northwest, less than a tenth of a mile off. El Camino Real passes 25 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022524, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,806 m
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
21 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Riley: 0.0 mi
- Hunt's Hole: 6.8 mi
- Riley Black Standpipe, Mount: 7.0 mi
- Potrillo Peak: 7.5 mi
- Kilbourne Hole: 8.1 mi
- Kilbourne Hole ACEC: 8.1 mi
- Lanark: 16.1 mi
- War Eagles Air Museum: 22.6 mi
- El Milagro: 24.7 mi
- Valtierra Ball Park: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cox Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Riley | NW 320° | 1,794 m | 0.0 mi |
| Potrillo Peak | W 275° | 1,607 m | 7.5 mi |
| Aden Hill | N 358° | 1,448 m | 18.9 mi |
| Guzmans Lookout Mountain | SW 233° | 1,442 m | 10.5 mi |
| Aden Mountain | N 351° | 1,434 m | 15.9 mi |
| Camel Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,408 m | 15.3 mi |
| Black Hills | WNW 283° | 1,403 m | 11.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,370 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:32 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Teresa AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357587897
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