Osha Peak
Osha Peak rises to 2,824 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the south, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is New Canyon #1 Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 5.1 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,824 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 14.4 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 17.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flat Rock Overlook · 30 mi
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 30 mi
- Bet's Rock · 30 mi
122 named places within 25 miles
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 3.4 mi
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 13.9 mi
- La Bonitas Park: 14.3 mi
- Maravillas Park: 14.5 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
- Gallo Peak: 2.3 mi
- Capilla Peak: 2.7 mi
- Lomita Trigo: 4.4 mi
- Cerrito del Espia: 5.0 mi
- Manzano Peak: 5.5 mi
- New Canyon #1 Spring: 0.7 mi
- Upper Jaramillo Spring: 1.0 mi
- Whiskey Spring: 1.0 mi
- Trigo Spring: 1.1 mi
- Turrieta Spring: 1.1 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 9.9 mi
- Stephen A. Sandlin Memorial Plaque: 14.7 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 14.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 17.6 mi
- War Cannon: 19.7 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 14.7 mi
- CNMCF Level I: 19.5 mi
- Painted Pig Tank: 21.0 mi
- Belen B: 21.1 mi
- Los Lunas: 21.3 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Carolino Canyon Reservation Area: 22.5 mi
- Deadman Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Oak Flat Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Pine Flat Picnic Site: 24.4 mi
- Quarai Museum: 9.1 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 19.2 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 19.2 mi
- LL Heritage & Arts: 19.7 mi
- ATSF M-1: 19.3 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 21.8 mi
- Berkshire Hotel Historic Site: 22.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.2 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Osha Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | S 190° | 3,060 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SSW 193° | 3,047 m | 2.3 mi |
| Bosque Peak | N 360° | 2,929 m | 6.6 mi |
| North Bosque Peak | N 357° | 2,909 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mosca Peak | N 9° | 2,890 m | 9.9 mi |
| Guadalupe Peak | N 6° | 2,873 m | 10.2 mi |
| Capilla Peak | NE 36° | 2,852 m | 2.7 mi |
| Cerro Blanco | NNE 15° | 2,551 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912633 — Osha Peak, Torrance County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600605
Day trips start here
- Central New Mexico · 11 mi
- Belen · 20 mi
- Los Lunas · 20 mi
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