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Sawyers Peak

Sawyers Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sawyers Peak rises to 2,936 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Brothers Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49071679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,936 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.87591, -107.77948

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 34
  • Rock Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Bald Hill Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Negro Bill Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Magnum Spring: 10.1 mi
  • East Curtis Spring: 10.7 mi
Parks: 4
  • Gooseberry Park: 11.5 mi
  • Victorio Park: 12.7 mi
  • Brannon Park: 22.2 mi
  • Bataan Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Sawyers Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainNNW3,092 m12.8 mi
Hillsboro PeakN3,053 m5.3 mi
Cross-O MountainN2,890 m3.8 mi
Granite PeakN2,830 m8.8 mi
Victorio Park MountainN2,723 m13.9 mi
Seven Brothers MountainSE2,657 m1.6 mi
Flagpole MountainN2,402 m14.5 mi
Thompson ConeSSE2,396 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:23
June solstice06:0419:4720:23
September equinox07:0018:3719:09
December solstice07:1116:3217:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586674777569584739
Precip in0.60.40.30.30.70.82.12.42.01.00.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598943

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