Gringo Peak
Gringo Peak rises to 2,225 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cinder Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2225 m
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cinder Butte: 1.3 mi
- Griego Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Dry Mesa: 3.5 mi
- Flatiron Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Jose Butte: 3.9 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 5.4 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Fisher Park: 9.5 mi
- Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 15.3 mi
- Folsom Museum: 11.4 mi
- Scouting Museum: 18.6 mi
- Raton Museum: 18.7 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 19.0 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 15.7 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 16.9 mi
- Grave: 19.0 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 23.8 mi
- south finial: 18.7 mi
- north finial: 18.7 mi
- Raton: 19.0 mi
- Prestons Point: 5.4 mi
- Devils Point: 21.2 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Star: 19.0 mi
- Yankee: 14.7 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Gringo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | SSW 196° | 2,682 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sierra Grande | ESE 119° | 2,655 m | 15.4 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | WNW 300° | 2,636 m | 13.4 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NW 309° | 2,625 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dale Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,588 m | 8.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,569 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pine Buttes | S 190° | 2,569 m | 16.1 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | S 172° | 2,542 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899658 — Gringo Peak, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357585962
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