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Peñasco Blanco

Peñasco Blanco, seen from above at true elevation

Peñasco Blanco rises to 2,437 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the west-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa del Ojito, a peak 0.4 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2437 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01752, -106.29447

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 49
Parks: 35
  • Los Pueblos Park: 8.2 mi
  • Pine Street Playlot: 9.1 mi
  • Kiva: 9.2 mi
  • Main Gate Park: 10.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
Springs: 18
  • Pine Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Armstead Spring: 13.0 mi
  • American Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Apache Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Alamo Spring: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 17
Picnic sites: 11
  • Camp May: 10.1 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 19.0 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Jemez Falls: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Peñasco Blanco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeWSW 257°3,558 m9.0 mi
Chicoma MountainW 262°3,517 m5.1 mi
Polvadera PeakWNW 295°3,419 m6.8 mi
Cerro ToledoWSW 259°3,323 m8.2 mi
Cerro de la GaritaW 264°3,225 m13.2 mi
Caballo MountainSW 222°3,200 m5.9 mi
Pajarito MountainSSW 214°3,176 m10.7 mi
Cerro del GrantW 271°3,174 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4919:4820:26
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442485767706762513931
Precip in0.90.71.00.91.21.22.93.22.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Alamos, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597621

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