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Summit Peak

Summit Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Summit Peak rises to 1,965 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1965 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.87174, -108.98506

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Juniper Spring: 1.3 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Mulberry Spring: 2.5 mi
  • McNaire Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 2.7 mi
Parks: 8
  • Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 11.1 mi
  • Blackbridge Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Riverview Park: 21.6 mi
  • Sumitomo Park: 22.7 mi
  • County Ball fields: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Virden School: 12.7 mi
  • Graves: 19.8 mi
  • Morenci Southern Railway: 21.1 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 11.3 mi
  • Shovel: 22.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Greenlee County Historical: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Summit Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainN 10°2,320 m8.2 mi
Maverick HillNNW 339°2,280 m11.5 mi
McMullen PeakNNW 342°2,271 m10.7 mi
Tillie Hall PeakN 352°2,222 m8.0 mi
Yellowjacket PeakN 351°2,147 m6.6 mi
Cold Spring MountainNNW 330°2,143 m17.6 mi
Big Lue MountainsNNW 333°2,139 m15.6 mi
Dry Section MountainNE 49°2,127 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:0919:5220:28
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:1516:3717:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606878828074625042
Precip in0.90.80.50.20.30.21.72.21.20.70.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895432 — Summit Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357580823

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