Queens Head
Queens Head rises to 2,482 m in New Mexico. Eagle Peak stands 2,970 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Headwaters Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,482 m
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Headwaters Spring: 1.8 mi
- Lower Water Spring: 2.0 mi
- Sand Spring: 2.4 mi
- Mata Spring: 3.2 mi
- Yankee Spring: 3.5 mi
- Jewett Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Gallo Peak: 3.5 mi
- Apache Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Negrohead Butte: 6.4 mi
- Fox Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 19.7 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Queens Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SSE 168° | 2,970 m | 21.8 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SSE 167° | 2,948 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | ENE 77° | 2,925 m | 20.4 mi |
| Turner Peak | WSW 254° | 2,874 m | 23.4 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | W 271° | 2,820 m | 18.7 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NNE 13° | 2,818 m | 3.5 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,780 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jones Peak | W 272° | 2,755 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:32 | 17:10 |
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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598031
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