Ranchos Peak
Ranchos Peak rises to 2,869 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Palo Encebado Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2869 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 20.6 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 15 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 22 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 26 mi
- Base Camp View · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Palo Encebado Peak: 1.3 mi
- Capulin Peak: 3.1 mi
- Devisadero Peak: 3.4 mi
- Casita de Piedra Peak: 3.5 mi
- View Point: 4.9 mi
- Pueblo of Taos Historical Marker: 4.2 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 5.0 mi
- Red Willow Park: 5.1 mi
- Taos Plaza: 5.4 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 6.4 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 4.1 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 4.2 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 4.2 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 5.0 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 5.2 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 4.3 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 4.3 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 5.1 mi
- Shortcut: 5.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 5.3 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 5.2 mi
- Bent House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 5.5 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 6.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 8.4 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
- Apache Springs: 15.0 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 15.5 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 5.4 mi
- Native Art: 5.6 mi
- Red Horse: 5.7 mi
- Eagle: 15.5 mi
- Questa Apple: 21.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 14.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 19.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.2 mi
- Palisades: 20.0 mi
- Comanche Rim: 24.5 mi
- Betty's Bra: 24.6 mi
- La Vinateria: 4.1 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 15.1 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 20.2 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 9.1 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Ranchos Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NNE 19° | 4,011 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Walter | NNE 19° | 3,996 m | 11.0 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NNE 23° | 3,989 m | 10.2 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NNE 20° | 3,953 m | 10.2 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | N 11° | 3,929 m | 9.9 mi |
| Gold Hill | N 4° | 3,872 m | 16.2 mi |
| Red Dome | NNE 27° | 3,868 m | 10.7 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | N 6° | 3,848 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912606 — Ranchos Peak, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600561
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