Red River Peak
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
- 2.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 23.4 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Clifton Hills: 1.9 mi
- Black Mesa: 7.3 mi
- Goat Hill: 7.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 9.7 mi
- La Mesa Park: 5.3 mi
- Optimist Park South: 5.8 mi
- Legion Park: 6.9 mi
- Climax Canyon Park: 7.2 mi
- Roundhouse Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- 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
- south finial: 7.5 mi
- north finial: 7.5 mi
- Raton: 7.5 mi
- Scouting Museum: 7.3 mi
- Raton Museum: 7.5 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 16.7 mi
- Trinidad Lake State Park: 22.9 mi
- Star: 7.5 mi
- Prestons Point: 23.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Peak | N 6° | 2,920 m | 20.3 mi |
| Fishers Peak Mesa | N 8° | 2,887 m | 19.3 mi |
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | NNE 20° | 2,747 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bartlett Mesa | NNE 16° | 2,709 m | 13.3 mi |
| Laughlin Peak | SE 125° | 2,682 m | 21.5 mi |
| Burro Mesa | NNE 27° | 2,666 m | 18.8 mi |
| Horse Mesa | NE 34° | 2,662 m | 15.5 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | NNE 22° | 2,661 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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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