Ortega Peak
Ortega Peak rises to 2,335 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hershberger Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,335 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
82 named places within 25 miles
- Hershberger Peak: 1.2 mi
- Stark Peak: 3.4 mi
- The Roundup Ground: 3.4 mi
- Alamo Peak: 3.9 mi
- The Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Paiute Park: 2.7 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 3.2 mi
- Stapp Air Space Park: 3.2 mi
- Las Alturas Park: 3.4 mi
- Circle Drive Park: 4.1 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 2.2 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 3.2 mi
- X-7A: 3.2 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 3.2 mi
- XQ-4A: 3.2 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 3.2 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 5.0 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 5.2 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 9.0 mi
- White Sands National Park: 19.6 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 3.2 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 5.0 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 19.6 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 8.3 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 9.6 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 12.4 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 19.7 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Prayer garden: 19.6 mi
- Karr Spring: 3.5 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ortega Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SE 146° | 2,941 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SSE 158° | 2,821 m | 8.2 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ESE 116° | 2,820 m | 3.9 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | ESE 111° | 2,638 m | 14.6 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NE 38° | 2,637 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SE 143° | 2,591 m | 21.7 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 115° | 2,486 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mule Peak | S 182° | 2,462 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Park, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357621551
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