Dead Man Peak
Dead Man Peak rises to 2,679 m in New Mexico. Red Hill stands 3,097 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallina Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 30 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,679 m
How to reach it
- 29.6 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Gallina Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mesa Golondrina: 2.9 mi
- Gallina Peak: 4.5 mi
- Navajo Peak: 5.1 mi
- Laguna Peak: 6.2 mi
- Echo Amphitheater: 14.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 17.4 mi
- Ghost Ranch: 18.2 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- Abiquiu Dam Visitor Center: 23.3 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 16.6 mi
- Turkey Spring: 19.7 mi
- Ojitos de los Gatos: 20.1 mi
- Dulce Spring: 21.1 mi
- Amador Spring: 22.9 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 13.7 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 17.6 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 23.2 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 5.4 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 19.2 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 12.1 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 18.6 mi
- TA Marker: 23.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 23.3 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dead Man Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | ENE 66° | 3,097 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | SE 140° | 3,003 m | 23.7 mi |
| Capulin Peak | S 178° | 2,804 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mesa Gurule | S 172° | 2,758 m | 13.2 mi |
| Gallina Peak | N 6° | 2,732 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mesa Alta | SSE 155° | 2,719 m | 15.4 mi |
| Gallina Mountain | N 10° | 2,686 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mesa los Indios | SSE 162° | 2,684 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Vado DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357612916
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