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Magdalena Peak

Magdalena Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Magdalena Peak rises to 2,482 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the south-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49047390, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.08834, -107.24087

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
  • Hell Canyon Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Agua Fria Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Garcia Canyon Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Garcia Canyon Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 16
  • EMRTC Rattlesnake: 18.5 mi
  • Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 19.1 mi
  • "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 19.2 mi
  • The Desert Maiden: 19.2 mi
  • NMT Arranged Rocks: 19.3 mi
Parks: 14
  • Langmuir Research Site: 10.9 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 19.1 mi
  • Socorro Gun Range: 19.5 mi
  • West Place Park: 19.6 mi
  • Sedillo Park: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 21.3 mi
  • 1: 25.0 mi
  • 2: 25.0 mi
  • 3: 25.0 mi
  • 4: 25.0 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • López Rose Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Hells Mesa: 15.2 mi
  • Mesa Cencerro: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Magdalena Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldySSE 156°3,279 m7.4 mi
Timber PeakSSE 149°3,181 m8.9 mi
Mount WithingtonSW 225°3,077 m20.1 mi
Tower PeakSW 221°3,026 m20.5 mi
North BaldySE 128°3,003 m4.3 mi
A-L PeakSW 226°2,940 m17.6 mi
Tip Top MountainE 80°2,773 m2.9 mi
Buck PeakSE 139°2,764 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:21
June solstice05:5919:4720:24
September equinox06:5818:3419:07
December solstice07:1216:2617:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596392

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