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South Peak

South Peak, seen from above at true elevation

South Peak rises to 2,156 m in New Mexico. Florida Peak stands 2,266 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gym Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2,156 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.05509, -107.64197

51 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Parks: 13
  • South Park: 14.9 mi
  • Florida Park: 15.1 mi
  • Albert Fields Park: 15.1 mi
  • Gazebo Plaza Park: 15.5 mi
  • Lloyd Pratz Athletic Complex: 15.7 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Florida PeakNNE2,266 m4.9 mi
Gym PeakENE2,146 m2.3 mi
Baldy PeakNNE2,121 m2.6 mi
Capitol DomeN1,804 m6.0 mi
North PeakSSW1,772 m10.4 mi
Middle PeakSSW1,747 m10.7 mi
South PeakSSW1,712 m11.0 mi
Red MountainNW1,649 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:22
June solstice06:0619:4520:21
September equinox07:0018:3619:09
December solstice07:0816:3417:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653606979817973635142
Precip in0.50.60.30.20.10.61.92.01.10.70.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deming Muni AP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357580553

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