Peak · New Mexico
Italian Peak
Italian Peak rises to 2,752 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Italian Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. El Camino Real passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2752 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.92784, -107.15115
- 15.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 16.9 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 18 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 18 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Molino Peak: 2.3 mi
- Timber Peak: 3.6 mi
- Buck Peak: 4.0 mi
- South Baldy: 4.8 mi
- Water Canyon Mesa: 6.1 mi
Springs: 36
- Italian Spring: 1.0 mi
- Rock Slide Spring: 1.3 mi
- Sawmill Spring: 1.5 mi
- Ryan Hill Spring: 1.8 mi
- Molino Spring: 2.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Mesa del Contadero: 19.5 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 19.7 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 19.9 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 19.9 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 16
- EMRTC Rattlesnake: 16.7 mi
- Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 16.9 mi
- Sunflowers on Adobe Wall: 17.0 mi
- The Desert Maiden: 17.0 mi
- "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Magdalena Fault Historical Marker: 11.2 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 14.1 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 14.1 mi
- Billing Smelter Historic Site: 15.6 mi
- Texas Volunteers Memorial: 16.6 mi
Parks: 14
- Langmuir Research Site: 1.5 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 11.8 mi
- San Antonio Park: 15.9 mi
- Mesa de Contadero Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 10
- Mancy Mine: 9.8 mi
- Clemens Ranch House: 11.2 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 11.2 mi
- Old Jail House: 14.0 mi
- Dobson House Historic Site: 14.1 mi
Museums: 4
- Box Car Museum: 14.2 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 17.1 mi
- Hammel Museum: 17.6 mi
- El Camino Real International Heritage Center: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- López Rose Garden: 17.0 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 21.1 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Contadero: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Italian Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | NNW 334° | 3,279 m | 4.8 mi |
| Timber Peak | N 352° | 3,181 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Withington | W 261° | 3,077 m | 19.5 mi |
| Tower Peak | WSW 257° | 3,026 m | 19.2 mi |
| North Baldy | NNW 349° | 3,003 m | 8.6 mi |
| A-L Peak | W 266° | 2,940 m | 17.9 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | N 349° | 2,773 m | 11.8 mi |
| Buck Peak | NNE 17° | 2,764 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:26 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907266 — Italian Peak, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357595225
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