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Dead Man Peak

Dead Man Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 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
2679 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.42668, -106.77615

72 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Attractions: 13
Springs: 6
Parks: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • TA Marker: 23.1 mi
  • Time Capsule: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillENE 66°3,097 m24.4 mi
Cerro PedernalSE 140°3,003 m23.7 mi
Capulin PeakS 178°2,804 m12.6 mi
Mesa GuruleS 172°2,758 m13.2 mi
Gallina PeakN 6°2,732 m4.5 mi
Mesa AltaSSE 155°2,719 m15.4 mi
Gallina MountainN 10°2,686 m1.9 mi
Mesa los IndiosSSE 162°2,684 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5120:29
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1616:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242936425160676557463425
Precip in0.90.90.81.11.00.71.82.21.71.30.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Vado DAM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612916

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