Margarito Peak
Margarito Peak rises to 2,010 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Tres Hermanos Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49047951, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2010 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 18.9 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 87.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Tres Hermanos Peak: 0.8 mi
- Shoemaker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cerro Ermitano: 2.4 mi
- Piñon Hills: 3.3 mi
- Cerrito Gato: 3.9 mi
- Maxwell Park: 10.4 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 10.7 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- Point of Rocks Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
- View of the Rocks Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 15.3 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 19.2 mi
- Scouting Museum: 23.4 mi
- Raton Museum: 23.6 mi
- Grave: 5.9 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 19.2 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 24.4 mi
- south finial: 23.6 mi
- north finial: 23.6 mi
- Raton: 23.8 mi
- Devils Point: 9.5 mi
- Star: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Margarito Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | ENE 67° | 2,682 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pine Buttes | E 83° | 2,569 m | 10.6 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | E 85° | 2,542 m | 15.4 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | E 84° | 2,462 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hunter Mesa | NNE 13° | 2,460 m | 20.1 mi |
| The Crater | E 90° | 2,448 m | 10.0 mi |
| Trujillo Mesa | E 95° | 2,435 m | 10.9 mi |
| Dry Mesa | NNE 32° | 2,429 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maxwell 3 NW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899749 — Margarito Peak, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586135
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