Diamond Peak
Diamond Peak rises to 2,573 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Diamond Peaks, a peak 1.2 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49024768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2573 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Double Diamond Peaks: 1.2 mi
- Gaylord Peak: 1.7 mi
- Church Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Nogal Peak: 3.5 mi
- Hughes Hill: 3.8 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 7.3 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 8.0 mi
- City Park: 8.0 mi
- Carrizozo Historical Marker: 8.0 mi
- Spencer Park: 8.2 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 8.0 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 12.8 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 14.4 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 14.5 mi
- Robsart: 13.2 mi
- White Oaks: 14.3 mi
- Fox Cave: 20.0 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 23.7 mi
- Donkey Statue: 8.2 mi
- Padilla Springs: 13.9 mi
- The Palisades: 16.7 mi
- Old Mill: 17.6 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Diamond Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | S 183° | 3,620 m | 12.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 184° | 3,518 m | 10.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | S 175° | 3,276 m | 9.9 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SSW 195° | 3,111 m | 8.5 mi |
| Nogal Peak | S 186° | 2,966 m | 3.5 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSE 155° | 2,942 m | 8.9 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,932 m | 10.7 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NNE 22° | 2,932 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600540
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