Tecolote Peak
Tecolote Peak rises to 2,225 m in New Mexico. Gallinas Mountains stands 2,631 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is ET Mesa, a peak 1.8 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 27 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49081731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2225 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
44 named places within 25 miles
- ET Mesa: 1.8 mi
- R D Hill: 5.2 mi
- Monte Alto: 5.5 mi
- Pelon Hill: 6.6 mi
- Little Pelon Hill: 8.4 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 13.0 mi
- Roswell crash site (1947): 23.2 mi
- Ancho: 10.2 mi
- White Oaks: 23.0 mi
- Robsart: 25.0 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 22.7 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 22.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 23.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinas Mountains | NNW 334° | 2,631 m | 13.0 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | NNW 330° | 2,546 m | 13.6 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | NNW 333° | 2,523 m | 12.9 mi |
| Patos Mountain | S 176° | 2,492 m | 23.1 mi |
| Rough Mountain | NNW 344° | 2,477 m | 9.8 mi |
| Lackey Point | NNW 339° | 2,452 m | 10.9 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,417 m | 20.9 mi |
| Monument Peak | S 179° | 2,361 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:20 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905002 — Tecolote Peak, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593195
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