Nacimiento Peak
Nacimiento Peak rises to 2,973 m in New Mexico. Redondo Peak stands 3,434 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Eureka Mesa, a peak 1.4 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49056212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2973 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 48.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 17 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 18 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eureka Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Blue Bird Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rock Creek Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Mining Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 11.2 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 14.0 mi
- Ojo Jarido Spring: 14.5 mi
- Jones Canyon Spring: 15.3 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 15.8 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 5.5 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 7.1 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 17.3 mi
- Soda Dam Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 19.9 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 16.9 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 17.6 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 17.9 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 18.4 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 20.3 mi
- Cuba Rams: 5.2 mi
- Soda Dam: 19.1 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 20.2 mi
- Human sundial: 20.2 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 21.2 mi
- Cuba: 6.2 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 6.6 mi
- San Juan Basin: 10.5 mi
- Fenton Lake: 12.5 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 19.7 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 15.8 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 22.5 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 13.4 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 17.8 mi
- Jemez Falls: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Nacimiento Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redondo Peak | SE 124° | 3,434 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | E 97° | 3,225 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | E 93° | 3,174 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | E 89° | 3,144 m | 17.4 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,041 m | 14.9 mi |
| La Mesa del Pedregosa | E 90° | 3,039 m | 20.7 mi |
| Cerro Pedernal | ENE 65° | 3,003 m | 21.6 mi |
| Cerro Jarocito | ENE 76° | 2,993 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cuba, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 909009 — Nacimiento Peak, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357597190
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