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Navajo Peak

Navajo Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Navajo Peak rises to 2,271 m in New Mexico. Canjilon Mountain stands 3,326 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallina Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.46807, -106.69948

96 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 16
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • TA Marker: 18.5 mi
  • Time Capsule: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Navajo Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Canjilon MountainENE 70°3,326 m20.5 mi
Peñasco AmarilloNE 44°3,233 m22.6 mi
Cerro SaragateENE 58°3,230 m22.5 mi
Red HillENE 68°3,097 m19.4 mi
Mogote PeakE 85°3,048 m21.6 mi
Cerro PedernalSSE 153°3,003 m23.7 mi
MogotitoE 91°2,965 m21.1 mi
Banco LonaE 85°2,923 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5019:5120:29
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1616:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242936425160676557463425
Precip in0.90.90.81.11.00.71.82.21.71.30.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Vado DAM, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 909027 — Navajo Peak, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357597210

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