Garcia Peak
Garcia Peak rises to 3,323 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked Creek Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,323 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 23.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 12 mi
- U S Hill · 28 mi
151 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Phillips: 2.6 mi
- Bunkhouse Bare Point: 2.7 mi
- Tolby Peak: 3.1 mi
- RM-6 Peak: 3.2 mi
- Big Red: 3.3 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 4.9 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 6.1 mi
- Palisades Sill: 6.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 8.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 6.6 mi
- Olympic Park: 7.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 7.6 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 12.3 mi
- Covered Wagon: 13.2 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 13.3 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 14.5 mi
- Rayado: 15.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 8.6 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 13.1 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 15.2 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 15.2 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 21.5 mi
- Eagle: 8.7 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 12.9 mi
- Tipi: 15.2 mi
- Native Art: 21.7 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 21.8 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 2.5 mi
- Apache Spring: 9.2 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 6.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 6.7 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- La Vinateria: 20.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.6 mi
- Betty's Bra: 8.4 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- La Belle: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garcia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | WNW 301° | 4,011 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Walter | WNW 302° | 3,996 m | 15.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | WNW 300° | 3,989 m | 14.1 mi |
| Simpson Peak | WNW 300° | 3,953 m | 14.6 mi |
| Red Dome | WNW 302° | 3,868 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lew Wallace Peak | WNW 297° | 3,779 m | 13.2 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | N 353° | 3,765 m | 12.9 mi |
| Taos Cone | NW 306° | 3,729 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angel Fire 1S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357574222
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