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Nipple Peak

Nipple Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Nipple Peak rises to 2,116 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Canyon Mesa, a peak 0.5 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2116 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73697, -104.21915

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Historic sites: 4
  • Grave: 12.3 mi
  • Sugarite Canyon State Park: 15.1 mi
  • Coal Camp Ruins: 16.8 mi
  • New Mexico / Colorado state line: 23.1 mi
Museums: 3
  • Scouting Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Raton Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Folsom Museum: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Nipple Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakSSE 166°2,682 m7.9 mi
Johnson MesaNNW 333°2,636 m13.5 mi
Towndrow PeakN 349°2,625 m11.8 mi
Dale MountainN 7°2,588 m13.3 mi
Pine ButtesSSE 165°2,569 m10.9 mi
Red MountainNNE 18°2,569 m12.4 mi
Palo Blanco MountainSE 144°2,542 m13.0 mi
Madrid PeakNNE 13°2,498 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0716:0516:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341485766706862503830
Precip in0.50.51.01.01.52.33.62.91.91.10.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586333

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