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Margarito Peak

Margarito Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.56642, -104.35887

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Grave: 5.9 mi
  • Old Colfax County Courhouse: 19.2 mi
  • Sugarite Canyon State Park: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakENE 67°2,682 m10.4 mi
Pine ButtesE 83°2,569 m10.6 mi
Palo Blanco MountainE 85°2,542 m15.4 mi
Raspberry MountainE 84°2,462 m8.1 mi
Hunter MesaNNE 13°2,460 m20.1 mi
The CraterE 90°2,448 m10.0 mi
Trujillo MesaE 95°2,435 m10.9 mi
Dry MesaNNE 32°2,429 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:4019:4120:20
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0716:0616:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240475665696861503829
Precip in0.30.30.70.81.61.92.62.51.61.00.40.3

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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