Pierce Peak
Pierce Peak rises to 1,872 m in New Mexico. Big Hatchet Peak stands 2,542 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Top Hat Butte, a peak 3.6 miles away. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,872 m
How to reach it
15 named places within 25 miles
- Little Top Hat Butte: 3.6 mi
- Hat Top Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Sentinel Butte: 6.9 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Continental Divide Trail Southern Terminus: 8.2 mi
- Cowboy Rim: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pierce Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hatchet Peak | NNW 344° | 2,542 m | 13.5 mi |
| Zeller Peak | NNW 346° | 2,244 m | 15.3 mi |
| 7K Peak | WNW 289° | 2,052 m | 18.4 mi |
| Center Peak | WNW 288° | 2,045 m | 21.8 mi |
| Elephant Butte | WNW 301° | 1,941 m | 21.7 mi |
| New Well Peak | NNE 19° | 1,910 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hilo Peak | WSW 256° | 1,811 m | 15.9 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,660 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:38 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578293
Take the scenic way to Pierce Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.