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Granite Peak

Granite Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
2830 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.00174, -107.76031

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 54
  • 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
Parks: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainWNW 304°3,092 m6.3 mi
Hillsboro PeakSSW 198°3,053 m3.6 mi
Reeds PeakNNW 331°3,048 m11.1 mi
Diamond PeakNNW 343°2,999 m16.5 mi
Sheep MountainNNW 334°2,978 m15.2 mi
Sawyers PeakS 187°2,936 m8.8 mi
Aspen MountainNW 315°2,922 m11.8 mi
Cross-O MountainS 190°2,890 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:23
June solstice06:0419:4720:24
September equinox07:0018:3719:09
December solstice07:1116:3117:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586674777569584739
Precip in0.60.40.30.30.70.82.12.42.01.00.70.9

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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