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Hendricks Peak

Hendricks Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates32.89507, -107.91365

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 44
  • 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
Parks: 16
Museums: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • C: 16.3 mi
  • W: 20.0 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 18.4 mi
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainNNE 19°3,092 m11.4 mi
Hillsboro PeakENE 63°3,053 m8.7 mi
Reeds PeakNNE 11°3,048 m17.4 mi
Sawyers PeakE 100°2,936 m7.9 mi
Aspen MountainN 2°2,922 m15.7 mi
Cross-O MountainENE 73°2,890 m8.4 mi
Granite PeakNE 50°2,830 m11.5 mi
Black PeakW 274°2,745 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:24
June solstice06:0519:4820:24
September equinox07:0118:3719:10
December solstice07:1116:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

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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