North Peak
North Peak rises to 2,096 m in New Mexico. Gallinas Mountains stands 2,631 m to the west-southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 22 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,096 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
33 named places within 25 miles
- Cougar Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lackey Point: 3.7 mi
- Rough Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Gallinas Mountains: 4.1 mi
- Gallinas Peak: 4.3 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 7.4 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 22.9 mi
- Gran Quivira Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 21.7 mi
- Ancho: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinas Mountains | WSW 248° | 2,631 m | 4.1 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | WSW 253° | 2,546 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | WSW 246° | 2,523 m | 4.3 mi |
| Rough Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,477 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lackey Point | SSW 213° | 2,452 m | 3.7 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SSE 167° | 2,290 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | S 170° | 2,280 m | 1.1 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | S 172° | 2,225 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 935981 — North Peak, Torrance County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357614839
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