Monjeau Peak
Monjeau Peak rises to 2,942 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,942 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Granite Knob: 0.3 mi
- Salt Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mills Peak: 2.3 mi
- Soldier Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Buck Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Windy Point: 3.1 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 3.6 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- North Park: 6.0 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 7.3 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 10.3 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 10.4 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 12.1 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 13.0 mi
- Fox Cave: 12.9 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 20.1 mi
- White Oaks: 21.9 mi
- Robsart: 21.9 mi
- Old Mill: 8.8 mi
- Padilla Springs: 12.5 mi
- The Palisades: 15.6 mi
- Donkey Statue: 17.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Monjeau Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SW 229° | 3,620 m | 6.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 239° | 3,518 m | 5.4 mi |
| White Horse Hill | W 268° | 3,111 m | 6.0 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NW 318° | 2,966 m | 6.2 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | N 1° | 2,932 m | 17.9 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | N 1° | 2,932 m | 17.9 mi |
| Granite Knob | E 86° | 2,906 m | 0.3 mi |
| Cow Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,858 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 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 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908837 — Monjeau Peak, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357597015
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