Cox Peak
Cox Peak rises to 2,514 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Peak, a peak 6.6 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022523, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2514 m
How to reach it
58 named places within 25 miles
- Red Peak: 6.6 mi
- Castle Dome: 7.1 mi
- Capital Dome: 7.4 mi
- Lone Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 11.3 mi
- White Mesa: 17.4 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 18.7 mi
- Blue Mesa: 23.2 mi
- Blue Mesa: 23.2 mi
- San Jose Spring: 15.4 mi
- Maverick Spring: 16.1 mi
- Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 19.8 mi
- Greens Gap: 8.7 mi
- Mangas: 14.8 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 15.5 mi
- The Lightning Field: 21.2 mi
- Lightning Field: 22.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,102 m | 7.9 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | W 269° | 3,000 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | SW 232° | 2,925 m | 17.3 mi |
| Madre Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,870 m | 12.0 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | ENE 58° | 2,851 m | 10.4 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,850 m | 16.0 mi |
| Horse Peak | SSW 192° | 2,826 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 140° | 2,787 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357620319
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