Hendricks Peak
Hendricks Peak rises to 2,334 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Springs Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49035995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2334 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 4.4 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 9 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 17 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 17 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mud Springs Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Sawyers Peak: 7.9 mi
- Cross-O Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Kelly Mesa: 8.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 8.1 mi
- McKnight Pasture Spring: 9.9 mi
- McKnight Cabin Spring: 10.0 mi
- Negro Bill Spring: 10.7 mi
- Ridge Spring: 12.5 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake: 4.7 mi
- Otto Huechling House Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Doctor Granville Wood House Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 5.9 mi
- Emory Pass Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Santa Rita Copper Mines Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- Kneeling Nun Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 13.0 mi
- Victorio Park: 13.5 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 4.6 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- Black Range Museum: 20.2 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 22.7 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 22.9 mi
- King Bolt Pit: 23.4 mi
- Adonis Pit: 23.5 mi
- Raven Pitt: 23.8 mi
- North Pit: 23.8 mi
- Comanche Pit: 24.0 mi
- Santa Rita: 10.6 mi
- Hermosa: 21.0 mi
- Lake Valley: 23.5 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 21.4 mi
- C: 16.3 mi
- W: 20.0 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 22.6 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 18.4 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 19.3 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 21.6 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Hendricks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,092 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | ENE 63° | 3,053 m | 8.7 mi |
| Reeds Peak | NNE 11° | 3,048 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | E 100° | 2,936 m | 7.9 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | N 2° | 2,922 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,890 m | 8.4 mi |
| Granite Peak | NE 50° | 2,830 m | 11.5 mi |
| Black Peak | W 274° | 2,745 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:48 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:32 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906928 — Hendricks Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594769
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