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Indian Peak

Indian Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Peak rises to 2,480 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dead Horse Mesa, a peak 1.7 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States (Geonames ID 5472639)

Wikidata Q49038694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2480 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.17519, -107.84106

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
Cliffs: 10
  • Dead Horse Mesa: 1.7 mi
  • White Mesa: 12.9 mi
  • Cal Ship Mesa: 13.1 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 16.5 mi
  • Blue Mesa: 16.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Maverick Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Dove Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Chavez Springs: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Cherry Town: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indian Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainW 266°3,102 m20.1 mi
Luera PeakS 185°2,892 m24.2 mi
Madre MountainNNW 342°2,870 m8.9 mi
Davenport LookoutNNW 331°2,851 m8.5 mi
Horse MountainSW 230°2,850 m21.4 mi
Horse PeakSW 230°2,826 m21.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 244°2,787 m8.9 mi
Little Alegres MountainW 259°2,776 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:23
June solstice06:0119:5020:27
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:1416:2817:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541475666696761503931
Precip in0.50.50.50.50.70.62.72.82.01.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907220 — Indian Peak, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357595129

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