Gaylord Peak
Gaylord Peak rises to 2,648 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,648 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Diamond Peak: 1.7 mi
- Church Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Nogal Peak: 2.6 mi
- Double Diamond Peaks: 2.7 mi
- Loma Grande: 4.5 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 8.5 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 9.0 mi
- Windy Point: 9.2 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 9.7 mi
- City Park: 9.7 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 9.7 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 11.8 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 14.5 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 15.5 mi
- Robsart: 14.7 mi
- White Oaks: 15.4 mi
- Fox Cave: 18.3 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 22.5 mi
- Donkey Statue: 9.9 mi
- Padilla Springs: 13.5 mi
- Old Mill: 15.9 mi
- The Palisades: 16.5 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Gaylord Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | S 190° | 3,620 m | 10.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 191° | 3,518 m | 9.7 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SSW 206° | 3,111 m | 7.6 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SW 215° | 2,966 m | 2.6 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSE 158° | 2,942 m | 7.2 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NNE 14° | 2,932 m | 11.6 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,932 m | 11.6 mi |
| Padilla Point | ENE 75° | 2,930 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906514 — Gaylord Peak, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594445
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