High Peak
High Peak rises to 2,086 m in New Mexico. Watson Mountain stands 2,265 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Nolen Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036340, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,086 m
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Nolen Peak: 0.8 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bald Knoll: 3.5 mi
- Elephant Back Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Wilson Spring: 4.9 mi
- South Black Spring: 5.5 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 5.8 mi
- Tub Spring: 5.8 mi
- Hatch Spring: 6.1 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.5 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 9.5 mi
- Gila Park: 11.8 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 17.8 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Graves: 17.5 mi
- Old Virden School: 19.1 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 23.2 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of High Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Mountain | NE 37° | 2,265 m | 20.2 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | WNW 300° | 2,222 m | 17.9 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | WNW 296° | 2,147 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bullard Peak | SE 131° | 2,130 m | 15.5 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NW 319° | 2,127 m | 10.3 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | NW 307° | 2,125 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mud Spring Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,083 m | 9.5 mi |
| Nolen Peak | SSE 163° | 2,056 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:51 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906974 — High Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594825
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