El Sentinel Peak
El Sentinel Peak rises to 1,721 m in New Mexico. Summit Peak stands 3,103 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is La Tetita Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1721 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
67 named places within 25 miles
- La Tetita Peak: 0.7 mi
- Baca Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Deadhorse Hill: 11.3 mi
- Deadhorse Hill: 11.4 mi
- Hightower Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Lincoln State Monument Point of Interest: 7.3 mi
- Fort Stanton: 12.6 mi
- All American Park: 15.5 mi
- Ruidoso Downs Race Track: 16.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 17.1 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 3.1 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 7.2 mi
- Fox Cave: 10.7 mi
- UFO Alien Crash Communion Wall: 16.7 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 10.6 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 15.8 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 15.9 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 17.1 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 20.6 mi
- H22: 4.8 mi
- Old Mill: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Sentinel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | N 354° | 3,103 m | 14.3 mi |
| Capitan Peak | NNE 17° | 3,063 m | 13.8 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | W 275° | 2,942 m | 23.0 mi |
| Padilla Point | NNW 342° | 2,930 m | 15.2 mi |
| Granite Knob | W 275° | 2,906 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cow Mountain | W 265° | 2,858 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sunset Peak | NNE 24° | 2,817 m | 14.0 mi |
| Harley Mountain | SW 226° | 2,637 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:20 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picacho, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594067
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