Crookson Peak
Crookson Peak rises to 2,055 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is McNaire Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023045, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,055 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- McNaire Spring: 1.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 1.5 mi
- Juniper Spring: 1.7 mi
- Fish Spring: 1.8 mi
- White Oak Spring: 1.8 mi
- Juniper Peak: 1.4 mi
- Little Juniper Peak: 1.5 mi
- Summit Peak: 2.0 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Vanderbilt Peak: 3.5 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 9.4 mi
- Blackbridge Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Riverview Park: 21.7 mi
- Sumitomo Park: 22.9 mi
- Old Virden School: 14.4 mi
- Graves: 17.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 21.4 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 21.4 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.2 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 22.7 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 13.3 mi
- Shovel: 22.3 mi
- Greenlee County Historical: 22.5 mi
- Gillard Hot Spring: 22.9 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
- Evans Point: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Crookson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | N 3° | 2,320 m | 6.5 mi |
| Maverick Hill | NNW 330° | 2,280 m | 10.5 mi |
| McMullen Peak | NNW 333° | 2,271 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | NNW 340° | 2,222 m | 6.6 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | NNW 336° | 2,147 m | 5.4 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | NW 324° | 2,143 m | 16.8 mi |
| Big Lue Mountains | NNW 327° | 2,139 m | 14.7 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NE 52° | 2,127 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:52 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:36 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593561
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