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Tampico Peak

Tampico Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Tampico Peak rises to 1,850 m in New Mexico. Bear Mountain stands 2,444 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatch Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1850 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.79646, -108.67033

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 59
  • Hatch Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Pearson Springs: 1.2 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Foxtail Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 2.8 mi
Parks: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Comanche Pit: 21.9 mi
  • North Pit: 22.0 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 22.2 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 22.4 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Virden School: 20.5 mi
  • Graves: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 22.8 mi
  • W: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Tampico Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainE 81°2,444 m18.3 mi
McComas PeakE 86°2,340 m18.5 mi
Little Bear MountainE 82°2,245 m17.4 mi
Bullard PeakSE 128°2,130 m9.8 mi
Treasure MountainE 89°2,129 m16.9 mi
Dry Section MountainNW 318°2,127 m16.0 mi
Applegate MountainNW 311°2,125 m14.2 mi
High PeakNW 317°2,086 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0819:5020:27
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:1416:3617:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652576574797872615042
Precip in1.00.80.60.20.40.42.62.11.71.00.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911535 — Tampico Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357599596

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