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La Cueva Peak

La Cueva Peak, seen from above at true elevation

La Cueva Peak rises to 3,251 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro del Oso, a peak 0.9 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 6.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.16392, -105.49279

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
Historic sites: 12
  • Fort Burgwin: 9.1 mi
  • Kiva: 12.4 mi
  • Harding Mine: 16.9 mi
  • Taos Plaza: 17.4 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial 1985: 17.4 mi
Springs: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Red Horse: 16.8 mi
  • Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 17.4 mi
  • Native Art: 18.9 mi
  • Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 22.1 mi
  • Arroyo Falls: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • La Vinateria: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Quartzite River Access: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of La Cueva Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Truchas PeakSSW 214°3,976 m15.9 mi
Truchas PeakSSW 211°3,975 m16.3 mi
North Truchas PeakSSW 211°3,956 m14.9 mi
Chimayosos PeakSSW 207°3,914 m14.6 mi
Jicarita PeakSSW 207°3,904 m8.4 mi
TroubleS 190°3,847 m11.4 mi
Jicarilla PeakSW 219°3,805 m13.4 mi
Little Jicarita PeakSSW 199°3,757 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4619:4520:23
September equinox06:5118:2719:00
December solstice07:1016:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273340475566706861503828
Precip in0.70.50.70.81.20.91.51.81.41.30.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907641 — La Cueva Peak, Taos County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357595685

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