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El Caso Peak

El Caso Peak, seen from above at true elevation

El Caso Peak rises to 2,616 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Escondido Mesa, a peak 4.3 miles away. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2616 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.13561, -108.44923

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
Springs: 33
  • San Jose Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Malpais Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Mata Spring: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 7.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Caso Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainE 85°3,102 m14.8 mi
Escondido MountainNNW 348°3,000 m4.3 mi
Mangas MountainSE 125°2,925 m10.1 mi
Horse MountainESE 121°2,850 m21.4 mi
Horse PeakESE 120°2,826 m21.4 mi
Gallo PeakWSW 237°2,818 m13.0 mi
Fox MountainWSW 255°2,780 m15.3 mi
Little Alegres MountainE 97°2,776 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:26
June solstice06:0319:5220:29
September equinox07:0318:3919:12
December solstice07:1616:3017:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357620363

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