Star Peak
Star Peak rises to 2,031 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,031 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sherman Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Log Cabin Peak: 5.0 mi
- Milkhouse Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Juniper Peak: 5.9 mi
- Tierra Blanca Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.0 mi
- 6 B Spring: 6.3 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 6.6 mi
- Magnum Spring: 7.2 mi
- Thank God Spring: 7.7 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 2.9 mi
- Lake Valley: 15.5 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 16.8 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 17.3 mi
- Otto Huechling House Historic Site: 19.4 mi
- Lake Valley: 15.4 mi
- Hermosa: 16.4 mi
- Santa Rita: 25.0 mi
- Black Range Museum: 5.2 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 18.7 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 10.5 mi
- Victorio Park: 11.8 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 19.6 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Star Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | NW 308° | 3,092 m | 14.1 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | WNW 284° | 3,053 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | WSW 243° | 2,936 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | W 272° | 2,890 m | 6.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | NW 311° | 2,830 m | 7.9 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | NW 326° | 2,723 m | 12.5 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | SW 232° | 2,657 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,570 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357599436
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