Indian Peak
Indian Peak rises to 3,061 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east-northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Indian Peak is located in the Gila Wilderness in Catron County, New Mexico. Indian Peak is found in the Mogollon Mountains and is ranked the 203rd highest peak, and 1077th by prominence, for New Mexico. Indian Peak is 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Mogollon, New Mexico and can be accessed via the Holt Apache Trial.
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Wikidata Q49038691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3061 m
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Whitewater Baldy: 2.3 mi
- Center Baldy: 2.3 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Sacaton Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Black Mountain Spring: 1.0 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 2.3 mi
- Nabours Spring: 2.7 mi
- Centennial Spring: 3.4 mi
- Little Hobo Spring: 3.5 mi
- Redstone Park: 1.8 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 8.7 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
- Jackass Park: 9.9 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 12.4 mi
- Ruins: 13.0 mi
- Ruins: 13.1 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 13.4 mi
- Graves: 15.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.7 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 9.2 mi
- Windy Point: 10.7 mi
- Jordan Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Indian Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | ENE 67° | 3,310 m | 2.3 mi |
| Willow Mountain | N 0° | 3,283 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mogollon Baldy Peak | ESE 119° | 3,269 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SSW 192° | 3,250 m | 2.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 155° | 3,241 m | 1.0 mi |
| Center Baldy | ESE 103° | 3,210 m | 2.3 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | WNW 300° | 3,081 m | 2.5 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | N 3° | 3,031 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912686 — Indian Peak, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600687
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