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High Lonesome Peak

High Lonesome Peak, seen from above at true elevation

High Lonesome Peak rises to 1,643 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Back Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1643 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.78591, -108.74950

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 54
  • Smith Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Hatch Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Pearson Springs: 5.7 mi
  • Foxtail Spring: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Virden School: 15.9 mi
  • Graves: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of High Lonesome Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainNW 319°2,320 m18.6 mi
Tillie Hall PeakNW 313°2,222 m20.2 mi
Yellowjacket PeakNW 310°2,147 m19.3 mi
Bullard PeakESE 113°2,130 m13.4 mi
Dry Section MountainNNW 334°2,127 m14.0 mi
Applegate MountainNNW 328°2,125 m11.7 mi
High PeakN 8°2,086 m4.9 mi
Mud Spring MountainNNW 344°2,083 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:27
June solstice06:0819:5120:27
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1416:3617:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652576574797872615042
Precip in1.00.80.60.20.40.42.62.11.71.00.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906970 — High Lonesome Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357594818

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