Empire Peak
Empire Peak rises to 1,953 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,953 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 1.7 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 14.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 24.0 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Peak: 1.5 mi
- Animas Peak: 2.3 mi
- Myers Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Bell Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Cave Creek Mesa: 5.2 mi
- 6 B Spring: 8.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.6 mi
- Thank God Spring: 9.9 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 10.3 mi
- Magnum Spring: 10.5 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 13.9 mi
- Victorio Park: 15.1 mi
- Louis Armijo Sports Complex: 19.4 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 20.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 20.9 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 9.1 mi
- Lake Valley: 16.6 mi
- Palomas Gap: 20.2 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 21.1 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 22.9 mi
- Black Range Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 20.4 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 21.3 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 24.9 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 14.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 20.4 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 22.2 mi
- Lake Valley: 16.6 mi
- Hermosa: 17.0 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 21.4 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Empire Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | WNW 291° | 3,092 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | W 268° | 3,053 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | WSW 246° | 2,936 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | W 262° | 2,890 m | 12.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | WNW 285° | 2,830 m | 12.2 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,723 m | 15.2 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,657 m | 13.3 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | NW 310° | 2,402 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:31 | 17:08 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357573307
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