South Crosby Peak
South Crosby Peak rises to 2,749 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,749 m
How to reach it
50 named places within 25 miles
- Anderson Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.8 mi
- East Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Cerrito Viejo: 4.3 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 6.6 mi
- White Mesa: 18.9 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 19.5 mi
- Blue Mesa: 23.4 mi
- Maverick Spring: 15.6 mi
- San Jose Spring: 22.1 mi
- Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 24.0 mi
- Greens Gap: 11.8 mi
- Mangas: 22.2 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 18.1 mi
- Very Large Array: 18.3 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Crosby Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | WNW 284° | 3,102 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | W 260° | 2,925 m | 21.5 mi |
| Luera Peak | S 170° | 2,892 m | 19.4 mi |
| Madre Mountain | N 11° | 2,870 m | 13.7 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | N 6° | 2,851 m | 12.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SW 232° | 2,850 m | 14.0 mi |
| Horse Peak | SW 232° | 2,826 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,787 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911224 — South Crosby Peak, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599284
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