Indian Peak
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. 53 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
- 2,480 m
How to reach it
53 named places within 25 miles
- Dead Horse Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.7 mi
- East Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Rincon: 6.8 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 1.7 mi
- White Mesa: 12.9 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 13.1 mi
- Blue Mesa: 16.5 mi
- Maverick Spring: 9.0 mi
- Dove Spring: 23.5 mi
- Chavez Springs: 24.6 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 14.3 mi
- Very Large Array: 14.4 mi
- Greens Gap: 18.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | W 266° | 3,102 m | 20.1 mi |
| Luera Peak | S 185° | 2,892 m | 24.2 mi |
| Madre Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,870 m | 8.9 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | NNW 331° | 2,851 m | 8.5 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SW 230° | 2,850 m | 21.4 mi |
| Horse Peak | SW 230° | 2,826 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,787 m | 8.9 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | W 259° | 2,776 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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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