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Lookout Peak

Lookout Peak, a peak in New Mexico
Lookout Peak, a peak in New MexicoPatrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM · CC0

Lookout Peak rises to 1,705 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Robledo Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 1.4 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1705 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.45537, -106.92334

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 10
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 4.7 mi
  • Sandia Gulch End: 6.9 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 7.6 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 12.0 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 13.3 mi
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • South Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • North Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 20.5 mi
  • The Tooth: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lookout Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleESE 110°2,708 m22.4 mi
Organ PeakESE 112°2,668 m23.5 mi
The NeedlesESE 109°2,565 m21.6 mi
Baldy PeakESE 113°2,564 m23.1 mi
Sugarloaf PeakESE 109°2,443 m23.4 mi
Rabbit EarsESE 107°2,440 m21.0 mi
Baylor PeakESE 102°2,337 m20.6 mi
Bear PeakE 80°2,134 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:20
June solstice06:0219:4320:19
September equinox06:5718:3319:06
December solstice07:0616:3017:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586677807871604839
Precip in0.60.40.20.20.40.92.32.21.10.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891322 — Lookout Peak, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357576481

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