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Kemp Peak

Kemp Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kemp Peak rises to 1,744 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Warm Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1744 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.86896, -108.87895

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Warm Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Kelley Spring: 4.7 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Juniper Spring: 4.8 mi
  • McNaire Spring: 6.6 mi
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Old Virden School: 14.3 mi
  • Graves: 17.3 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 15.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Kemp Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainNNW 330°2,320 m9.6 mi
Maverick HillNW 316°2,280 m15.0 mi
McMullen PeakNW 318°2,271 m14.0 mi
Tillie Hall PeakNW 318°2,222 m10.9 mi
Yellowjacket PeakNW 313°2,147 m9.9 mi
Dry Section MountainNNE 12°2,127 m7.1 mi
Applegate MountainNNE 18°2,125 m4.4 mi
Hells Hole PeakNW 307°2,110 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:27
June solstice06:0819:5120:28
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1516:3617:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652576574797872615042
Precip in1.00.80.60.20.40.42.62.11.71.00.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 890664 — Kemp Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357575837

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