Socorro Peak (West)
Socorro Peak (West) rises to 2,198 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Socorro Peak (East), a peak 0.2 miles away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 169 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2198 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 3.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 4.1 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 19 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 19 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 20 mi
169 named places within 25 miles
- Socorro Peak (East): 0.2 mi
- Strawberry Peak: 3.4 mi
- Black Mountain (South): 3.8 mi
- Black Mountain (West): 3.9 mi
- Pueblo Point: 4.9 mi
- Cook Spring: 2.2 mi
- Socorro Spring: 2.6 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 2.7 mi
- Chupadera Spring: 5.1 mi
- Wet Weather Spring: 8.4 mi
- Billing Smelter Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- Alice Kase Memorial Bench: 2.9 mi
- Robert M. Lockhart Plaque: 2.9 mi
- Texas Volunteers Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Linda Weiss Memorial: 3.2 mi
- EMRTC Rattlesnake: 2.6 mi
- Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 3.1 mi
- "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 3.2 mi
- The Desert Maiden: 3.2 mi
- NMT Arranged Rocks: 3.3 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 3.1 mi
- West Place Park: 3.7 mi
- Sedillo Park: 3.8 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 3.9 mi
- Socorro Gun Range: 8.7 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 0.2 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 4.6 mi
- Mancy Mine: 6.7 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 9.3 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 5.4 mi
- 1: 16.5 mi
- 3: 16.5 mi
- 2: 16.5 mi
- 4: 16.5 mi
- López Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 3.3 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 3.4 mi
- Hammel Museum: 4.2 mi
- Box Car Museum: 16.4 mi
- Hells Mesa: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Socorro Peak (West). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | WSW 247° | 3,279 m | 14.0 mi |
| Timber Peak | WSW 240° | 3,181 m | 13.0 mi |
| North Baldy | W 263° | 3,003 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | W 277° | 2,773 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buck Peak | WSW 237° | 2,764 m | 11.4 mi |
| North Peak | W 277° | 2,763 m | 13.1 mi |
| Italian Peak | SW 227° | 2,752 m | 14.7 mi |
| Molino Peak | SW 226° | 2,701 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:25 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894980 — Socorro Peak, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357580467
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