Taos Peak
Taos Peak rises to 3,430 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Taos Cone, a peak 1.8 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,430 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 23.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 20 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 22 mi
- Base Camp View · 22 mi
- U S Hill · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Taos Cone: 1.8 mi
- Red Dome: 2.8 mi
- Scully Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Old Mike Peak: 3.6 mi
- Mount Walter: 3.6 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 4.9 mi
- Hematite Park: 5.6 mi
- Foster Park: 6.3 mi
- Enchanted Forest: 8.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 4.8 mi
- D A V Vietnam Veterans National Memorial Historical Marker: 9.6 mi
- French Henry Mill: 10.2 mi
- Palisades Sill: 11.2 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 14.2 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 14.2 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 14.3 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 16.7 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 5.3 mi
- Little Red School House: 9.6 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 16.2 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 16.5 mi
- Bent House Museum: 16.8 mi
- Eagle: 5.0 mi
- Questa Apple: 15.4 mi
- Native Art: 16.0 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 16.9 mi
- Red Horse: 17.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 10.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.2 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 22.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 7.0 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 15.2 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
- Palisades: 11.0 mi
- Betty's Bra: 20.0 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- La Vinateria: 17.0 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- La Belle: 13.4 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Taos Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | WSW 254° | 4,011 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Walter | WSW 258° | 3,996 m | 3.6 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | WSW 240° | 3,989 m | 3.6 mi |
| Simpson Peak | WSW 246° | 3,953 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | WSW 254° | 3,929 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | NW 310° | 3,872 m | 7.6 mi |
| Red Dome | SW 233° | 3,868 m | 2.8 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,848 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911549 — Taos Peak, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599612
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