Stark Peak
Stark Peak rises to 2,236 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,236 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
82 named places within 25 miles
- Potato Knob: 1.9 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 2.2 mi
- Alamo Peak: 2.3 mi
- Long Ridge: 2.4 mi
- The Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Paiute Park: 5.1 mi
- Las Alturas Park: 5.8 mi
- Silverado Park: 6.1 mi
- Mimosa Park: 6.3 mi
- John P. Stapp Air / Space Park: 6.3 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 4.9 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 6.3 mi
- X-7A: 6.3 mi
- USAF Space Plane 001: 6.3 mi
- XQ-4A: 6.3 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 6.3 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 7.3 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 7.8 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 9.6 mi
- White Sands National Park: 20.0 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 4.9 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 12.8 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 13.4 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 17.2 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 6.3 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 7.3 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 17.2 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 6.3 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Prayer garden: 17.2 mi
- Karr Spring: 3.5 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stark Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | SE 140° | 2,941 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SSE 162° | 2,821 m | 4.9 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ENE 58° | 2,820 m | 2.3 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | E 101° | 2,638 m | 12.3 mi |
| Harley Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,637 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SE 141° | 2,591 m | 18.4 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 108° | 2,486 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mule Peak | SSW 209° | 2,462 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:39 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN Park, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1988158 — Stark Peak, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357621560
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