Riley Peaks
Riley Peaks rises to 1,442 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Riley Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068558, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1442 m
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Baldy Hill: 2.6 mi
- Horse Camp Peak: 4.1 mi
- Davenport Peak: 4.6 mi
- Canador Peak: 4.9 mi
- Riley Spring: 0.8 mi
- Mexican Springs: 2.0 mi
- Park Spring: 5.1 mi
- Nichols Spring: 7.6 mi
- Nichols Spring: 7.6 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.1 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.6 mi
- Old Virden School: 5.1 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 10.4 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Riley Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | N 353° | 2,320 m | 18.7 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | NNW 345° | 2,222 m | 18.9 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | NNW 344° | 2,147 m | 17.6 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,127 m | 17.5 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,125 m | 14.9 mi |
| High Peak | NE 48° | 2,086 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mud Spring Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,083 m | 18.8 mi |
| Vanderbilt Peak | NNW 333° | 2,056 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| September equinox | 06:05 | 17:41 | 18:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:37 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586429
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