Crater Peak
Crater Peak rises to 2,823 m in New Mexico. Touch-Me-Not Mountain stands 3,670 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rayado Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,823 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 12.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 59.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 8 mi
103 named places within 25 miles
- Rayado Peak: 0.8 mi
- Lookout Peak: 1.3 mi
- Fowler Pass: 1.7 mi
- Burn Peak: 2.2 mi
- Trail Peak: 2.3 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 5.6 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 7.8 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 8.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 11.2 mi
- Palisades Sill: 12.2 mi
- Olympic Park: 12.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 12.1 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 12.4 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 12.8 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 7.1 mi
- Rayado: 7.8 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 7.9 mi
- Covered Wagon: 8.8 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 9.0 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 7.8 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 8.9 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 16.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 12.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 14.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.0 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 8.6 mi
- Tipi: 12.2 mi
- Eagle: 16.4 mi
- Betty's Bra: 4.4 mi
- Palisades: 12.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 5.5 mi
- Apache Spring: 16.8 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crater Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,670 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Phillips | NW 325° | 3,553 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NNW 326° | 3,550 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tolby Peak | NW 324° | 3,513 m | 9.9 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNW 331° | 3,445 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cuchillo de Fernando | WSW 246° | 3,445 m | 17.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 332° | 3,403 m | 14.5 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | W 263° | 3,364 m | 7.7 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 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| 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: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357572393
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