Silver Peak
Silver Peak rises to 2,179 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooney, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2179 m
How to reach it
- 28.6 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Negro Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fannie Hill: 2.2 mi
- Stout Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Buck Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Bearup Spring: 1.5 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 2.3 mi
- Slaughterhouse Spring: 3.2 mi
- Hogan Spring: 3.3 mi
- Pine Spring: 3.9 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 4.4 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 8.2 mi
- Redstone Park: 10.3 mi
- N Bar Park: 14.0 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 6.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 17.4 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 19.5 mi
- Ruins: 20.0 mi
- Ruins: 20.3 mi
- Windy Point: 3.7 mi
- Tige Rim: 15.8 mi
- Turtle Rock: 22.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 8.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 8.6 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 2.8 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 3.0 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Silver Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | SE 127° | 3,310 m | 12.8 mi |
| Willow Mountain | SE 125° | 3,283 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SE 146° | 3,250 m | 13.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 138° | 3,241 m | 12.8 mi |
| Center Baldy | SE 131° | 3,210 m | 13.9 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SE 141° | 3,081 m | 9.4 mi |
| Indian Peak | SE 136° | 3,061 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | E 83° | 3,031 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911074 — Silver Peak, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599173
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