Juniper Peak
Juniper Peak rises to 1,981 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Juniper Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040470, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,981 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Juniper Spring: 0.9 mi
- White Oak Spring: 1.0 mi
- Kelley Spring: 2.6 mi
- McNaire Spring: 2.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 2.9 mi
- Little Juniper Peak: 0.6 mi
- Crookson Peak: 1.4 mi
- Summit Peak: 2.1 mi
- Vanderbilt Peak: 3.4 mi
- Deer Peak: 3.4 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 10.5 mi
- Blackbridge Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Gila Park: 22.4 mi
- Riverview Park: 23.1 mi
- Old Virden School: 13.6 mi
- Graves: 18.2 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 22.1 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 22.7 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 20.5 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 21.7 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 13.0 mi
- Shovel: 23.6 mi
- Greenlee County Historical: 23.9 mi
- Gillard Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Juniper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | N 355° | 2,320 m | 7.5 mi |
| Maverick Hill | NNW 328° | 2,280 m | 11.9 mi |
| McMullen Peak | NNW 331° | 2,271 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | NNW 336° | 2,222 m | 7.9 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | NNW 332° | 2,147 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | NW 324° | 2,143 m | 18.2 mi |
| Big Lue Mountains | NW 326° | 2,139 m | 16.1 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NE 42° | 2,127 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:52 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:36 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907490 — Juniper Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357595546
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