Magdalena Peak
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
- 2,482 m
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 28 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 29 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elephant Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Baxter Peak: 2.0 mi
- Tip Top Mountain: 2.9 mi
- North Peak: 2.9 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 3.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 2.1 mi
- Magdalena Fault Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
- Billing Smelter Historic Site: 18.4 mi
- Alice Kase Memorial Bench: 18.9 mi
- Texas Volunteers Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Old Jail House: 1.9 mi
- Dobson House Historic Site: 2.0 mi
- Clemens Ranch House: 2.0 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 2.0 mi
- Charles Ilfield Company Warehouse: 2.1 mi
- 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
- Box Car Museum: 2.1 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 19.3 mi
- Hammel Museum: 20.1 mi
- López Rose Garden: 19.2 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
- Hells Mesa: 15.2 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 15.5 mi
- Riley: 20.2 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 21.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | SSE 156° | 3,279 m | 7.4 mi |
| Timber Peak | SSE 149° | 3,181 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Withington | SW 225° | 3,077 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tower Peak | SW 221° | 3,026 m | 20.5 mi |
| North Baldy | SE 128° | 3,003 m | 4.3 mi |
| A-L Peak | SW 226° | 2,940 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | E 80° | 2,773 m | 2.9 mi |
| Buck Peak | SE 139° | 2,764 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:26 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596392
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