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Queens Head

Queens Head, seen from above at true elevation

Queens Head rises to 2,482 m in New Mexico. Escondido Mountain stands 3,000 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Headwaters Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 57 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
2482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.98505, -108.65312

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Peaks: 57
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escondido MountainNE 36°3,000 m18.2 mi
Eagle PeakSSE 168°2,970 m21.8 mi
Buzzard PeakSSE 167°2,948 m21.5 mi
Mangas MountainENE 77°2,925 m20.4 mi
Turner PeakWSW 254°2,874 m23.4 mi
Jim Smith PeakW 271°2,820 m18.7 mi
Gallo PeakNNE 13°2,818 m3.5 mi
Turner PeakWSW 254°2,795 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0519:5320:30
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:1716:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598031

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