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Eagle Peak

Eagle Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Peak rises to 2,970 m in New Mexico. Bearwallow Mountain stands 3,031 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away.

The story

Eagle Peak is a mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, near the town of Reserve. The summit is the highest point in the Tularosa Mountains.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5325193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2970 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.67672, -108.57645

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Eagle Peak Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Deadman Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Five Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Upper Cold Spring: 6.8 mi
Peaks
Parks: 7
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Eagle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow MountainSSW 199°3,031 m16.6 mi
Corner MountainSSW 196°3,030 m14.8 mi
Elk MountainSE 129°2,978 m11.5 mi
Buzzard PeakNE 46°2,948 m0.5 mi
O Bar O MountainESE 111°2,846 m16.1 mi
East Elk MountainSE 125°2,749 m21.8 mi
Wagontongue MountainNNE 24°2,723 m14.3 mi
Wagontongue MountainNNE 28°2,723 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0519:5220:29
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:1616:3217:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593943

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