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Picacho Mountain

Picacho Mountain, a peak in New Mexico
Picacho Mountain, a peak in New MexicoPatrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM · CC0

Picacho Mountain rises to 1,510 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandia Gulch Begin, a attraction 1.5 miles away. El Camino Real passes 3.9 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Picacho Mountain, also known as El Picacho and Picacho Peak, is a summit in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It rises to an elevation of 4,954 feet / 1,510 meters.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q25241158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1510 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.33287, -106.88195

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • La Llorona Park: 4.4 mi
  • Tierra del Sol Park: 4.6 mi
  • Camelot Gardens Mini Park: 4.9 mi
  • Camelot Gardens Park: 5.0 mi
  • Camunez Park: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 57
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 11
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 1.5 mi
  • Sandia Gulch End: 2.0 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 4.6 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 6.0 mi
  • Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 12.0 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • South Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • North Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 17.3 mi
  • The Tooth: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleE 87°2,708 m18.7 mi
Organ PeakE 91°2,668 m19.5 mi
The NeedlesE 85°2,565 m18.1 mi
Baldy PeakE 92°2,564 m18.8 mi
Granite PeakE 90°2,554 m21.1 mi
Sugarloaf PeakE 87°2,443 m19.8 mi
Rabbit EarsE 82°2,440 m17.9 mi
Baylor PeakENE 77°2,337 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:19
June solstice06:0219:4220:18
September equinox06:5618:3319:06
December solstice07:0616:3017:07

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357582806

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