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Steins Peak

Steins Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
1782 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.33363, -109.04442

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rustler Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Doubtful Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Roostercomb: 3.8 mi
  • McKenzie Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Gold Hill: 6.4 mi
Springs: 27
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • San Simon Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • San Simon Rest Area: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wood Canyon Waterfall: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Steins Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cochise HeadSW 218°2,465 m24.1 mi
Wood MountainSW 229°2,226 m22.4 mi
Rough MountainSW 227°2,215 m23.5 mi
Dunn Springs MountainSW 222°1,979 m20.7 mi
Whitlock PeakNNW 331°1,893 m21.1 mi
Pyramid PeakESE 109°1,827 m20.1 mi
Engine MountainNNW 336°1,808 m6.9 mi
Eagle Nest PeakSSE 165°1,758 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:5618:28
June solstice05:1118:5119:27
September equinox06:0517:4218:14
December solstice07:1416:3817:16

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855617079828075645244
Precip in0.90.80.50.20.10.42.21.90.90.80.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Simon, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2727849795

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