Tecolote Peak
Tecolote Peak rises to 979 m in New Mexico. Seven L Peak stands 1,288 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Owl Spring, a spring 3.8 miles away. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49081730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 979 m
How to reach it
32 named places within 25 miles
- Owl Hills: 4.4 mi
- Screw Bean Hills: 11.1 mi
- Castile Hill: 12.7 mi
- C P Hill: 15.5 mi
- White: 18.2 mi
- Owl Spring: 3.8 mi
- Butcher Spring: 9.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 11.9 mi
- Cottonwood Springs: 14.1 mi
- Jurnigan Spring: 18.7 mi
- Blue Spring Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 14.3 mi
- Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.7 mi
- Parks Ranch Caves: 15.8 mi
- Pecos River / Canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.5 mi
- Pope's Crossing: 10.9 mi
- Red Bluff Dam: 17.1 mi
- Orla: 19.6 mi
- Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 19.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Springs: 19.1 mi
- Lovings Bend Park: 19.5 mi
- East West Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Culebra Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Orla: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tecolote Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven L Peak | SW 222° | 1,288 m | 24.9 mi |
| White | NW 310° | 1,275 m | 18.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 214° | 1,263 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cow Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,206 m | 23.8 mi |
| C P Hill | WNW 286° | 1,175 m | 15.5 mi |
| Castile Hill | SSW 213° | 1,174 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sulfur Mine Hill | SW 231° | 1,170 m | 18.5 mi |
| Screw Bean Hills | S 183° | 1,106 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:31 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:20 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Caverns, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899947 — Tecolote Peak, Eddy County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586554
Day trips start here
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · 23 mi
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