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Peña Blanca

Peña Blanca, seen from above at true elevation

Peña Blanca rises to 1,426 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 8.7 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1426 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.22232, -106.60388

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Historic sites: 19
  • Cistern: 5.5 mi
  • George Beasley's Goat Pen: 5.5 mi
  • William Foster Beasley House Remains: 5.5 mi
  • George Russell Beasley House Remains: 5.9 mi
  • Issac House: 6.0 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 7
  • La Cueva: 7.8 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 11.9 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 13.4 mi
  • El Milagro: 14.6 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 18.3 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • The Tooth: 9.0 mi
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peña Blanca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleNNE 16°2,708 m8.8 mi
Organ PeakNNE 23°2,668 m8.1 mi
The NeedlesNNE 11°2,565 m9.3 mi
Baldy PeakNNE 20°2,564 m7.3 mi
Granite PeakNNE 33°2,554 m9.0 mi
Sugarloaf PeakNNE 22°2,443 m9.3 mi
Rabbit EarsN 9°2,440 m10.2 mi
Baylor PeakN 7°2,337 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:18
June solstice06:0119:4120:17
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:0416:2917:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955627180828175645244
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.40.61.81.71.40.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578214

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