Steins Peak
Steins Peak rises to 1,782 m in New Mexico. Cochise Head stands 2,465 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rustler Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.
The story
Steins Peak is a 5,864-foot-high (1,787 m) mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It lies south of the upper reach of Doubtful Canyon. It is located 0.3 miles (0.5 km) east of the Arizona, New Mexico State line and 8 miles (13 km) north northwest of Steins, New Mexico.
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Wikidata Q7606921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,782 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rustler Peak: 1.8 mi
- Doubtful Peak: 2.9 mi
- Roostercomb: 3.8 mi
- McKenzie Peak: 6.3 mi
- Gold Hill: 6.4 mi
- Canteen Spring: 3.3 mi
- Ward Spring: 4.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.7 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 19.1 mi
- Dunn Spring: 19.5 mi
- Shakespeare Historical Marker: 17.9 mi
- Wagon: 24.2 mi
- Abandoned Car: 24.2 mi
- Old Virden School: 24.6 mi
- Steins: 7.9 mi
- Shakespeare: 17.9 mi
- Astronomer's Paradise: 16.4 mi
- Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site: 19.7 mi
- Short Park: 19.2 mi
- Wood Canyon Park: 24.6 mi
- San Simon Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 20.0 mi
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 20.1 mi
- Wood Canyon Waterfall: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Steins Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochise Head | SW 218° | 2,465 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wood Mountain | SW 229° | 2,226 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rough Mountain | SW 227° | 2,215 m | 23.5 mi |
| Dunn Springs Mountain | SW 222° | 1,979 m | 20.7 mi |
| Whitlock Peak | NNW 331° | 1,893 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 109° | 1,827 m | 20.1 mi |
| Engine Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,808 m | 6.9 mi |
| Eagle Nest Peak | SSE 165° | 1,758 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:21 | 17:56 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| September equinox | 06:05 | 17:42 | 18:14 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:38 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Simon, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2727849795
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