Hawkins Peak
Hawkins Peak rises to 2,219 m in New Mexico. Veteado Mountain stands 2,593 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49035353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2219 m
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
49 named places within 25 miles
- Flattop Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Cerro Prieto: 2.4 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 5.0 mi
- Hogeye Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Mesa Tinaja: 9.7 mi
- Cabin Spring: 10.4 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 13.1 mi
- Jaralosa Spring: 14.6 mi
- Zuni Spring: 15.1 mi
- Smith Spring: 15.5 mi
- Red Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hawkins Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteado Mountain | E 95° | 2,593 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cerro Alto | NE 49° | 2,593 m | 21.3 mi |
| Techado Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,490 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mariano Mesa | SE 130° | 2,472 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cerro Negro | NE 52° | 2,462 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cerro Orqueta | NE 50° | 2,440 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cerro Brillante | ENE 61° | 2,440 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cerro Flora | NE 48° | 2,426 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 889836 — Hawkins Peak, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357574748
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