Culp Peak
Culp Peak rises to 2,220 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bug Scuffle Hill, a peak 4.5 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,220 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Nelson Canyon Vista Interpretive Site · 21 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 22 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 23 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 25 mi
67 named places within 25 miles
- Bug Scuffle Hill: 4.5 mi
- Jefferies Peak: 6.3 mi
- Table Top: 6.8 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 10.7 mi
- Sacramento Peak: 13.2 mi
- Silverado Park: 21.4 mi
- Tierra de Suenos Park: 21.8 mi
- Mimosa Park: 22.1 mi
- Valencia Park: 22.4 mi
- Paiute Park: 22.4 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 22.4 mi
- Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site: 23.8 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 23.9 mi
- X-7A: 24.0 mi
- XQ-4A: 24.0 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 16.5 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 23.8 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 23.9 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 23.8 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 24.0 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 24.2 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 24.6 mi
- Prayer garden: 16.5 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 13.1 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 16.4 mi
- Piñon: 20.4 mi
- Karr Spring: 20.4 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Culp Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | NNW 347° | 2,941 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | NNW 340° | 2,821 m | 13.2 mi |
| Alamo Peak | NNW 348° | 2,820 m | 18.7 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | NNE 23° | 2,638 m | 16.0 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | ENE 64° | 2,591 m | 6.3 mi |
| Seep Peak | NE 40° | 2,486 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mule Peak | NNW 331° | 2,462 m | 15.9 mi |
| Long Ridge | NNW 334° | 2,446 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:38 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
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 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloudcroft, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905557 — Culp Peak, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593598
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