Indian Peak
Indian Peak rises to 1,930 m in New Mexico. Whiterocks Mountain stands 2,673 m to the west, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States (Geonames ID 5472640)
Wikidata Q49038692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1930 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 22 mi
- Blue Vista Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Hill: 1.4 mi
- Gut Ache Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Cradle Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Spurgeon Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Whiterocks Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Gray Bull Spring: 2.8 mi
- Devil Spring: 4.5 mi
- Tige Spring: 5.2 mi
- Long Ears Spring: 5.4 mi
- White Yams Spring: 5.6 mi
- Dangerous Park: 8.7 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 17.6 mi
- Redstone Park: 20.1 mi
- Tige Rim: 6.2 mi
- Windy Point: 11.0 mi
- Turtle Rock: 13.4 mi
- Devils Washboard: 15.5 mi
- Burke Point: 18.5 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 10.3 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 19.2 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 23.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.5 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 12.2 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 12.5 mi
- Chitty Falls: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Indian Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiterocks Mountain | W 273° | 2,673 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,612 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cooney Peak | ESE 114° | 2,604 m | 14.3 mi |
| San Francisco Mountains | N 2° | 2,580 m | 14.1 mi |
| W S Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,563 m | 6.2 mi |
| Black Bull Peak | N 359° | 2,551 m | 10.7 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,527 m | 8.2 mi |
| Maple Peak | SW 215° | 2,527 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595132
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