Prairie Point Peak
Prairie Point Peak rises to 2,541 m in New Mexico. Turner Peak stands 2,874 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Leggett Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,541 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Vista Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wet Leggett Spring: 1.5 mi
- Nutt Spring: 2.5 mi
- Bull Basin Spring: 2.6 mi
- Leggett Cabin Spring: 2.7 mi
- Oak Spring: 2.8 mi
- Leggett Peak: 1.2 mi
- San Francisco: 2.6 mi
- Joe Green Peak: 3.8 mi
- San Francisco Mountains: 4.4 mi
- Horse Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Tige Rim: 13.8 mi
- Devils Washboard: 18.2 mi
- Burke Point: 18.6 mi
- Turtle Rock: 23.2 mi
- Windy Point: 23.5 mi
- Dangerous Park: 7.8 mi
- Yequas Park: 20.0 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 23.3 mi
- N Bar Park: 24.3 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 7.7 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 24.8 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 23.0 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Prairie Point Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Peak | NW 323° | 2,874 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bishop Peak | NNW 342° | 2,700 m | 13.5 mi |
| Freeman Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,674 m | 14.4 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,673 m | 17.5 mi |
| Indian Peak | WNW 284° | 2,670 m | 13.0 mi |
| Dillon Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,650 m | 10.4 mi |
| San Francisco | N 8° | 2,618 m | 2.6 mi |
| Hell Roaring Mesa | NNW 333° | 2,595 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 909841 — Prairie Point Peak, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357597936
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