Manzano Peak
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. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,060 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 10.2 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 16.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
113 named places within 25 miles
- Gallo Peak: 3.2 mi
- Cerrito del Espia: 5.4 mi
- Osha Peak: 5.5 mi
- Lomita Trigo: 7.1 mi
- Capilla Peak: 8.0 mi
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 2.9 mi
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 12.5 mi
- Monte Alto Plaza: 12.7 mi
- Del Fuego Park: 15.9 mi
- 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
- Upper Ojo Barreras Spring: 2.3 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 11.1 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 12.4 mi
- Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 12.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 19.0 mi
- War Cannon: 22.1 mi
- 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
- Quarai Museum: 8.5 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 18.9 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 18.9 mi
- LL Heritage & Arts: 22.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 17.0 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 24.6 mi
- ATSF M-1: 18.9 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 19.6 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallo Peak | N 8° | 3,047 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bosque Peak | N 5° | 2,929 m | 12.1 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | N 3° | 2,909 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mosca Peak | N 9° | 2,890 m | 15.4 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | N 7° | 2,873 m | 15.7 mi |
| Capilla Peak | NNE 19° | 2,852 m | 8.0 mi |
| Osha Peak | N 10° | 2,824 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cerro Blanco | NNE 13° | 2,551 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:21 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Central New Mexico · 17 mi
- Belen · 19 mi
- Los Lunas · 22 mi
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