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Manzano Peak

Manzano Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Manzano Peak rises to 3,060 m in New Mexico. Gallo Peak stands 3,047 m to the north, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Ox Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

About

The story

Manzano Peak is the highest peak in the Manzano Mountains, a mountain range in the central part of the US State of New Mexico. It lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the town of Manzano and 18 miles (29 km) east-southeast of the town of Belen, in the Manzano Wilderness Area, part of the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. It forms the striking southern anchor of the range, rising 3,900 feet (1,189 m) in 3 miles (5 km) above its western base. The summit is below the tree line, but has views to the east, south, and west. Manzano Peak can be accessed via trail number 80 (the Kayser Trail), leading to the Crest Trail (number 170), from a trailhead on the east side of the range.

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Wikidata Q6753454, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3060 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.59106, -106.44685
Around it

120 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Parks: 31
Springs: 30
  • Lower Ox Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Upper Ox Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Monte De Abajo Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Monte Largo Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Monte Largo Spring: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
Artworks: 6
  • New Mexico Zia: 12.5 mi
  • Belen B: 20.6 mi
  • CNMCF Level I: 21.3 mi
  • Painted Pig Tank: 22.8 mi
  • Los Lunas: 23.6 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gallo PeakN 8°3,047 m3.2 mi
Bosque PeakN 5°2,929 m12.1 mi
North Bosque PeakN 3°2,909 m12.4 mi
Mosca PeakN 9°2,890 m15.4 mi
Guadalupe PeakN 7°2,873 m15.7 mi
Capilla PeakNNE 19°2,852 m8.0 mi
Osha PeakN 10°2,824 m5.5 mi
Cerro BlancoNNE 13°2,551 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4519:18
June solstice05:5419:4520:23
September equinox06:5518:3119:04
December solstice07:1016:2117:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323743495868716962524033
Precip in0.80.71.11.01.11.22.82.62.01.40.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596428

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