Little Black Peak
Little Black Peak rises to 1,712 m in New Mexico. Nogal Peak stands 2,966 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley of Fires State Park, a park 3.6 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 26 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,712 m
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
65 named places within 25 miles
- Lone Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Baxter Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Cat Head Mesa: 10.8 mi
- Castle Garden Mesa: 12.0 mi
- Blue Hill: 13.3 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 3.6 mi
- Spencer Park: 10.2 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 10.4 mi
- City Park: 10.4 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 10.9 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 10.3 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 10.3 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 11.6 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 11.7 mi
- Robsart: 6.8 mi
- White Oaks: 11.8 mi
- Ancho: 15.4 mi
- Donkey Statue: 10.2 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Black Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nogal Peak | SSE 159° | 2,966 m | 21.3 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,932 m | 13.6 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | ESE 118° | 2,932 m | 13.6 mi |
| Argentina peak | SSE 166° | 2,782 m | 22.3 mi |
| Church Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,662 m | 19.1 mi |
| Gaylord Peak | SSE 153° | 2,648 m | 19.9 mi |
| Loma Grande | SSE 149° | 2,626 m | 24.2 mi |
| Diamond Peak | SSE 154° | 2,573 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576234
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