Peak · New Mexico
Padilla Point
Padilla Point rises to 2,930 m in New Mexico. Summit Peak stands 3,103 m to the east, 3.0 miles off. Billy the Kid Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,930 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.61064, -105.41387
- 6.0 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
82 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 51
- Summit Peak: 3.0 mi
- West Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Capitan Peak: 8.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 9.4 mi
- Boy Scout Mountain: 10.0 mi
Parks: 14
- Lincoln State Monument Point of Interest: 8.0 mi
- Fort Stanton: 10.1 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 10.2 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 21.4 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 21.5 mi
Museums: 7
- Smokey Bear Museum: 10.3 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 17.2 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 21.0 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 21.0 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 8.2 mi
- UFO Alien Crash Communion Wall: 12.6 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 17.1 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 17.2 mi
- Fox Cave: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Old Mill: 24.1 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- H22: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- White Oaks: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Padilla Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | E 96° | 3,103 m | 3.0 mi |
| Capitan Peak | E 99° | 3,063 m | 8.7 mi |
| Nogal Peak | WSW 251° | 2,966 m | 23.8 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SW 236° | 2,942 m | 22.1 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | WNW 287° | 2,932 m | 18.9 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,932 m | 18.9 mi |
| Granite Knob | SW 236° | 2,906 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sunset Peak | E 99° | 2,817 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:20 | 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 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912946 — Padilla Point, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357601124
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