Palo Encebado Peak
Palo Encebado Peak rises to 3,103 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ranchos Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059573, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,103 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 8.9 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 21.3 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 16 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 23 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 27 mi
- Base Camp View · 27 mi
154 named places within 25 miles
- Ranchos Peak: 1.3 mi
- Capulin Peak: 1.8 mi
- Casita de Piedra Peak: 2.2 mi
- Devisadero Peak: 4.6 mi
- Sierra de Don Fernando: 5.0 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 6.3 mi
- Red Willow Park: 6.4 mi
- Taos Plaza: 6.7 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 7.7 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 7.8 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 5.5 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 5.5 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 6.4 mi
- Shortcut: 6.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 6.7 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 5.4 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 5.4 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 5.5 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 6.3 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 6.4 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 6.5 mi
- Bent House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 6.8 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 8.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 7.3 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Apache Springs: 15.5 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 16.8 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 6.7 mi
- Native Art: 6.9 mi
- Red Horse: 6.9 mi
- Eagle: 14.6 mi
- Questa Apple: 21.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 13.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 18.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.8 mi
- La Vinateria: 5.2 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 16.3 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 21.4 mi
- Palisades: 18.8 mi
- Betty's Bra: 23.3 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 9.7 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palo Encebado Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NNE 12° | 4,011 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Walter | NNE 12° | 3,996 m | 10.7 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NNE 16° | 3,989 m | 9.8 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NNE 13° | 3,953 m | 9.9 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | N 3° | 3,929 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gold Hill | N 360° | 3,872 m | 16.1 mi |
| Red Dome | NNE 21° | 3,868 m | 10.2 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | N 357° | 3,848 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597547
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