Lake Fork Peak
Lake Fork Peak rises to 3,929 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the east-northeast, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kachina Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off. 150 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Lake Fork Peak is a 12,881-foot-elevation (3,926 m) mountain summit in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
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Wikidata Q49043225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,929 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 27.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 16 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 19 mi
- U S Hill · 25 mi
- Base Camp View · 27 mi
150 named places within 25 miles
- Kachina Peak: 0.8 mi
- Vallecito Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Wheeler Peak: 1.6 mi
- Simpson Peak: 1.7 mi
- South Fork Peak: 1.8 mi
- Hematite Park: 8.6 mi
- Foster Park: 9.0 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 10.1 mi
- Softball Field Park: 11.1 mi
- Brandenburg Park: 11.1 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 8.6 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 9.5 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 9.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 9.9 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 9.4 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 9.5 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 9.5 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 12.1 mi
- Governor Bent House Historic Site: 12.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 10.5 mi
- Little Red School House: 11.0 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 11.0 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 11.9 mi
- Bent House Museum: 12.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 7.7 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 18.6 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 22.2 mi
- Eagle: 10.1 mi
- Native Art: 11.1 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 12.2 mi
- Red Horse: 12.9 mi
- Questa Apple: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 10.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 15.5 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- La Vinateria: 13.0 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Palisades: 16.1 mi
- Betty's Bra: 24.2 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 5.3 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 14.9 mi
- La Belle: 16.7 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Fork Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | ENE 74° | 4,011 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Walter | ENE 67° | 3,996 m | 1.9 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | E 98° | 3,989 m | 2.2 mi |
| Simpson Peak | E 93° | 3,953 m | 1.7 mi |
| Gold Hill | N 355° | 3,872 m | 6.4 mi |
| Red Dome | E 93° | 3,868 m | 3.1 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | SW 220° | 3,848 m | 1.5 mi |
| Kachina Peak | N 356° | 3,804 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595896
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