Jacks Peak
Jacks Peak rises to 2,290 m in New Mexico. Carrizo Mountain stands 2,932 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chupadero Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 26 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,290 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
55 named places within 25 miles
- Chupadero Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Jicarilla Peak: 3.9 mi
- Ancho Peak: 5.5 mi
- Monument Peak: 6.0 mi
- Monte Alto: 6.7 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 21.3 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 23.9 mi
- Spencer Park: 24.0 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 24.2 mi
- City Park: 24.3 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 13.6 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 13.8 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 24.0 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 24.0 mi
- Ancho: 6.6 mi
- White Oaks: 13.9 mi
- Robsart: 17.7 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 6.6 mi
- Roswell crash site (1947): 18.0 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 22.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 18.0 mi
- Donkey Statue: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,932 m | 17.3 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | SSW 200° | 2,932 m | 17.3 mi |
| Gallinas Mountains | NNW 337° | 2,631 m | 24.0 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | NNW 335° | 2,546 m | 24.5 mi |
| Tucson Mountain | S 182° | 2,539 m | 19.5 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | NNW 337° | 2,523 m | 23.9 mi |
| Patos Mountain | S 189° | 2,492 m | 12.7 mi |
| Rough Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,477 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:20 | 16:58 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595264
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