Picacho Peak
Picacho Peak rises to 2,088 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips 66 Gas Station, a attraction 3.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,088 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Paraje Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Wheat Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Flower Mountain: 4.6 mi
- East Paraje Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Mesa Hill: 6.7 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 5.3 mi
- Truman Park: 19.1 mi
- Smokey Circle: 19.4 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 19.8 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 20.5 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 8.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.8 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 11.5 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 11.6 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 11.8 mi
- Frog Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Seama Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Crow Point: 13.1 mi
- Sharp Point: 14.0 mi
- Puerto Grande: 17.0 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 3.9 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 20.4 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 20.4 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 20.6 mi
- Acoma Museum: 16.0 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 20.4 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 20.4 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 22.9 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 18.7 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 21.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 21.5 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 22.2 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Jesus: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Picacho Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | NW 322° | 3,449 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | NNW 342° | 3,057 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cerro Osha | NNW 345° | 2,947 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cerro Venada | NNW 331° | 2,824 m | 12.7 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | NW 309° | 2,807 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | N 2° | 2,735 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cerro Aguila | N 9° | 2,691 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cerro Ortiz | N 8° | 2,674 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:23 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357608862
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