Juniper Peak
Juniper Peak rises to 2,200 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,200 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 6 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 30 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Williams Peak: 0.7 mi
- Log Cabin Peak: 1.1 mi
- Tierra Blanca Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Stoner Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pine Spring Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.0 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 10.9 mi
- Magnum Spring: 11.6 mi
- 6 B Spring: 11.8 mi
- Thank God Spring: 12.7 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Lake Valley: 11.8 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 13.1 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 13.3 mi
- Tom Eby Storage Building Historic Site: 15.8 mi
- Lake Valley: 11.7 mi
- Santa Rita: 21.4 mi
- Hermosa: 21.4 mi
- Nutt: 23.9 mi
- Black Range Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 15.5 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 14.2 mi
- Victorio Park: 15.5 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 23.3 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 23.4 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Juniper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | NNW 328° | 3,092 m | 16.7 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | NW 326° | 3,053 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | WNW 291° | 2,936 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | NW 321° | 2,890 m | 7.3 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 341° | 2,830 m | 11.2 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,723 m | 16.5 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,657 m | 3.7 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | N 352° | 2,402 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595543
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