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Little Juniper Peak

Little Juniper Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Little Juniper Peak rises to 1,802 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.87451, -108.95673

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Juniper Spring: 0.4 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Kelley Spring: 2.2 mi
  • McNaire Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Indian Spring: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Virden School: 13.1 mi
  • Graves: 18.8 mi
  • Morenci Southern Railway: 22.5 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 12.5 mi
  • Shovel: 23.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Greenlee County Historical: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Little Juniper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainN 358°2,320 m7.9 mi
Maverick HillNNW 331°2,280 m12.0 mi
McMullen PeakNNW 334°2,271 m11.1 mi
Tillie Hall PeakNNW 340°2,222 m8.2 mi
Yellowjacket PeakNNW 337°2,147 m6.9 mi
Cold Spring MountainNW 326°2,143 m18.3 mi
Big Lue MountainsNNW 328°2,139 m16.2 mi
Dry Section MountainNE 42°2,127 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:0919:5220:28
September equinox07:0518:4119:14
December solstice07:1516:3617:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606878828074625042
Precip in0.90.80.50.20.30.21.72.21.20.70.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596063

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