Hershberger Peak
Hershberger Peak rises to 2,330 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ortega Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,330 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
82 named places within 25 miles
- Ortega Peak: 1.2 mi
- Stark Peak: 2.2 mi
- The Roundup Ground: 2.5 mi
- The Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Alamo Peak: 3.4 mi
- Paiute Park: 3.1 mi
- Las Alturas Park: 3.8 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 4.1 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 4.1 mi
- Garden Center Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 2.8 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 4.1 mi
- X-7A: 4.1 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 4.1 mi
- XQ-4A: 4.1 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 4.1 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 5.4 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 5.8 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 9.4 mi
- White Sands National Park: 19.3 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 4.0 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 5.4 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 19.0 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 7.1 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 10.6 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 12.3 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 19.0 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Prayer garden: 19.0 mi
- Karr Spring: 3.5 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hershberger Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SE 141° | 2,941 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SSE 156° | 2,821 m | 7.0 mi |
| Alamo Peak | E 100° | 2,820 m | 3.4 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | ESE 107° | 2,638 m | 14.1 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NE 36° | 2,637 m | 24.0 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SE 141° | 2,591 m | 20.6 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 112° | 2,486 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mule Peak | S 185° | 2,462 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamogordo, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357621555
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