Granite Peak
Granite Peak rises to 1,780 m in New Mexico. Diamond Peak stands 2,999 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5469813.
Wikidata Q49032869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,780 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 14.9 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yellow Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Kelly Peak: 1.4 mi
- Panther Peak: 1.7 mi
- Spur Peak: 2.0 mi
- Trap Peak: 2.1 mi
- Poverty Spring: 12.3 mi
- Turkey Spring: 12.5 mi
- Woodhouse Spring: 13.5 mi
- Conley Spring: 14.2 mi
- Hickland Spring: 14.3 mi
- Louis Armijo Sports Complex: 13.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 14.7 mi
- Evelyn Renfro Park: 15.0 mi
- Pool Park: 15.0 mi
- Healing Waters Plaza: 15.1 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 14.8 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 15.1 mi
- Palomas Gap: 18.6 mi
- Long Point: 18.7 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 20.8 mi
- Hermosa: 12.9 mi
- Alamocita: 20.8 mi
- Zapata: 20.8 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 20.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 14.7 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 19.4 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 20.2 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 14.7 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 14.8 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 15.2 mi
- Black Range Museum: 18.2 mi
- Red Cliff: 22.2 mi
- White Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 15.1 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 15.4 mi
- Garcia Falls: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | W 280° | 2,999 m | 19.7 mi |
| Granite Peak | SW 230° | 2,830 m | 19.0 mi |
| Fishermans Bluff | WNW 289° | 2,804 m | 19.4 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,723 m | 17.1 mi |
| Moccasin John Mountain | W 281° | 2,576 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | W 265° | 2,570 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jaralosa Mountain | NNW 347° | 2,529 m | 19.5 mi |
| Reilly Peak | NNW 338° | 2,484 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357585942
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