El Caso Peak
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. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 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
- 2,616 m
How to reach it
78 named places within 25 miles
- Escondido Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Escondido Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Slaughter Mesa: 5.1 mi
- The Hub: 6.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.1 mi
- 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
- Mangas: 7.6 mi
- Greens Gap: 17.8 mi
- Red Hill: 24.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | E 85° | 3,102 m | 14.8 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | NNW 348° | 3,000 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | SE 125° | 2,925 m | 10.1 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,850 m | 21.4 mi |
| Horse Peak | ESE 120° | 2,826 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gallo Peak | WSW 237° | 2,818 m | 13.0 mi |
| Fox Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,780 m | 15.3 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | E 97° | 2,776 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357620363
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