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Polvadera Peak

Polvadera Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Polvadera Peak rises to 3,419 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the south-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is El Lagunito Palo Quemador, a peak 2.6 miles away. Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063125, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3419 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.05974, -106.40475

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 48
  • Pink Flamingo: 11.4 mi
  • Nexus: 12.3 mi
  • Golondrina: 13.3 mi
  • Touch the Sky: 13.5 mi
  • Lucky: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 31
Parks: 26
Springs: 20
  • Pine Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Armstead Spring: 14.9 mi
  • American Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Kidney and Stomach Trouble Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Footbath Spring: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 16
Picnic sites: 11
  • Camp May: 11.2 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Las Conchas Picnic Ground: 18.2 mi
  • La Cueva Picnic Ground: 18.7 mi
  • Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 19.1 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Jemez Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • San Antonio Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Spence Hot Spring: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Polvadera Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey RidgeSSW 207°3,558 m5.6 mi
Chicoma MountainSSE 162°3,517 m3.8 mi
Cerro ToledoSSW 202°3,323 m4.9 mi
Cerro de la GaritaWSW 239°3,225 m8.2 mi
Caballo MountainSSE 163°3,200 m7.7 mi
Pajarito MountainS 179°3,176 m11.9 mi
Cerro del GrantWSW 250°3,174 m8.0 mi
Cerro RubioS 179°3,169 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:5019:4820:27
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1316:1616:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442495869737164524131
Precip in0.40.30.60.80.80.61.61.71.20.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abiquiu DAM, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597874

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