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High Peak

High Peak, seen from above at true elevation

High Peak rises to 2,086 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the northwest, 16 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
2086 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.85674, -108.73783

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Parks: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Graves: 17.5 mi
  • Old Virden School: 19.1 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of High Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainNW 305°2,320 m15.8 mi
Tillie Hall PeakWNW 300°2,222 m17.9 mi
Yellowjacket PeakWNW 296°2,147 m17.2 mi
Bullard PeakSE 131°2,130 m15.5 mi
Dry Section MountainNW 319°2,127 m10.3 mi
Applegate MountainNW 307°2,125 m8.5 mi
Mud Spring MountainNNW 332°2,083 m9.5 mi
Nolen PeakSSE 163°2,056 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0819:5120:27
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1416:3617:13

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, 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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