Taiban Peak
Taiban Peak rises to 1,345 m in New Mexico. Lone Mesa stands 1,502 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cap Rock, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,345 m
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
- Dariland Sign (handpainted, disc-shaped): 10.8 mi
- Portrail of Billy the Kid: 11.1 mi
- Portrait of Pat Garrett: 11.1 mi
- Portrait of Barboncito: 11.1 mi
- Portrait of Granado Mucho: 11.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 6.0 mi
- Candy Mesa: 7.1 mi
- Twin Mesa: 10.8 mi
- White Mesa: 11.8 mi
- Lone Mesa: 12.5 mi
- The Cap Rock: 1.7 mi
- Charlotte Point: 9.2 mi
- The Mesa: 18.1 mi
- Pacheco Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Fort Sumner State Monument: 11.4 mi
- Baxter Park: 22.1 mi
- Alamito Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Explosion Rocks Tolar: 2.6 mi
- Sunnyside Springs Historic Marker: 13.5 mi
- Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Billy The Kid Museum: 12.4 mi
- Rodrick Drug Store Historic Site: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taiban Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mesa | NNW 347° | 1,502 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mesita del Anil | NW 326° | 1,495 m | 24.7 mi |
| The Mesa | SSE 152° | 1,437 m | 19.3 mi |
| Negrohead Butte | SSE 150° | 1,428 m | 21.0 mi |
| Twin Mesa | NW 315° | 1,412 m | 10.8 mi |
| Candy Mesa | NW 307° | 1,388 m | 7.1 mi |
| White Mesa | S 173° | 1,348 m | 11.8 mi |
| Watts Hill | S 191° | 1,309 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:12 | 16:50 |
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 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Sumner, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 897251 — Taiban Peak, De Baca County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582682
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