New Well Peak
New Well Peak rises to 1,910 m in New Mexico. Big Hatchet Peak stands 2,542 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Top Hat Butte, a peak 5.1 miles away. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,910 m
How to reach it
21 named places within 25 miles
- Little Top Hat Butte: 5.1 mi
- Big Hatchet Peak: 8.1 mi
- Pierce Peak: 8.7 mi
- Zeller Peak: 9.3 mi
- Hat Top Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Continental Divide Trail Southern Terminus: 6.7 mi
- Hachita Historic Marker: 24.4 mi
- Cowboy Rim: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Well Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hatchet Peak | NW 306° | 2,542 m | 8.1 mi |
| Zeller Peak | NW 316° | 2,244 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gillespie Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,218 m | 24.1 mi |
| 7K Peak | W 264° | 2,052 m | 20.3 mi |
| Center Peak | W 267° | 2,045 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hachita Peak | NNW 333° | 2,016 m | 21.3 mi |
| Elephant Butte | W 278° | 1,941 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pierce Peak | SSW 199° | 1,872 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:38 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357587528
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