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Red River Peak

Red River Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Red River Peak rises to 2,288 m in New Mexico. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2288 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.80586, -104.50138

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
Historic sites: 4
  • Sugarite Canyon State Park: 10.6 mi
  • Coal Camp Ruins: 11.6 mi
  • New Mexico / Colorado state line: 13.0 mi
  • Grave: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
  • Scouting Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Raton Museum: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Star: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Red River Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishers PeakN 6°2,920 m20.3 mi
Fishers Peak MesaN 8°2,887 m19.3 mi
Little Fishers Peak MesaNNE 20°2,747 m17.2 mi
Bartlett MesaNNE 16°2,709 m13.3 mi
Laughlin PeakSE 125°2,682 m21.5 mi
Burro MesaNNE 27°2,666 m18.8 mi
Horse MesaNE 34°2,662 m15.5 mi
Bobblers KnobNNE 22°2,661 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:4019:4320:21
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:0816:0616:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440485767716962513930
Precip in0.40.30.81.01.11.72.62.31.80.90.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raton Muni Crews FLD AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893782 — Red River Peak, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357578764

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