Granite Peak
Granite Peak rises to 2,830 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is East Curtis Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,830 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 6 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 23 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 23 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hillsboro Peak: 3.6 mi
- Apache Peak: 3.9 mi
- Milkhouse Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Cross-O Mountain: 4.9 mi
- East Curtis Spring: 2.0 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 2.0 mi
- Negro Bill Spring: 2.2 mi
- Magnum Spring: 2.2 mi
- Thank God Spring: 3.9 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 6.6 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 15.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake: 15.7 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 16.2 mi
- Otto Huechling House Historic Site: 16.2 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 3.0 mi
- Victorio Park: 4.3 mi
- Turkey Park: 18.0 mi
- Brannon Park: 18.2 mi
- Hermosa: 10.9 mi
- Santa Rita: 22.2 mi
- Lake Valley: 22.6 mi
- Black Range Museum: 12.5 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 16.1 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 23.7 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 12.1 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | WNW 304° | 3,092 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | SSW 198° | 3,053 m | 3.6 mi |
| Reeds Peak | NNW 331° | 3,048 m | 11.1 mi |
| Diamond Peak | NNW 343° | 2,999 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,978 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | S 187° | 2,936 m | 8.8 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | NW 315° | 2,922 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | S 190° | 2,890 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906688 — Granite Peak, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594592
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