Galt Peak
Galt Peak rises to 2,240 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Swan Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,240 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Swan Hill: 0.9 mi
- Vera Cruz Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Read Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Tucson Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Loma Grande: 6.6 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 3.7 mi
- Fort Stanton: 7.7 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 10.8 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 10.9 mi
- North Park: 12.6 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 3.6 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 13.9 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 14.9 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 15.0 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 15.0 mi
- Fox Cave: 13.8 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 14.7 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 23.3 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 23.7 mi
- White Oaks: 14.8 mi
- Robsart: 17.1 mi
- Donkey Statue: 15.3 mi
- H22: 24.9 mi
- Old Mill: 15.7 mi
- Padilla Springs: 20.8 mi
- The Palisades: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Galt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SW 219° | 3,620 m | 15.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SW 222° | 3,518 m | 14.9 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SW 234° | 3,111 m | 14.2 mi |
| Summit Peak | ENE 76° | 3,103 m | 16.3 mi |
| Nogal Peak | WSW 249° | 2,966 m | 10.3 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSW 213° | 2,942 m | 9.9 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,932 m | 11.0 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NNW 332° | 2,932 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906465 — Galt Peak, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594410
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