Monument Peak
Monument Peak rises to 2,361 m in New Mexico. Carrizo Mountain stands 2,932 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ancho Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 22 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Hill in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49051244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,361 m
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
58 named places within 25 miles
- Ancho Peak: 1.1 mi
- Blue Hill: 2.9 mi
- Jicarilla Peak: 3.6 mi
- Castle Garden Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Chupadero Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 15.7 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 17.8 mi
- Spencer Park: 17.9 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 18.2 mi
- City Park: 18.3 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 7.6 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 7.8 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 17.9 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 17.9 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 22.1 mi
- Ancho: 6.7 mi
- White Oaks: 7.9 mi
- Robsart: 11.7 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 6.8 mi
- Roswell crash site (1947): 22.3 mi
- Donkey Statue: 18.2 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 22.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,932 m | 11.5 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | SSW 193° | 2,932 m | 11.5 mi |
| Padilla Point | SE 137° | 2,930 m | 22.8 mi |
| Church Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,662 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gaylord Peak | SSW 194° | 2,648 m | 23.1 mi |
| Diamond Peak | SSW 197° | 2,573 m | 22.1 mi |
| Tucson Mountain | S 169° | 2,539 m | 14.7 mi |
| Patos Mountain | S 171° | 2,492 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:20 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583692
Take the scenic way to Monument Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.