Tesuque Peak
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Tesuque Peak rises to 3,656 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Rocks Glade, a park 0.5 miles away. Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,656 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 11.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 1 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 1 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 2 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deception Peak: 0.8 mi
- Lake Peak: 1.0 mi
- Penitente Peak: 1.2 mi
- Aspen Peak: 1.9 mi
- Santa Fe Baldy: 3.5 mi
- Henry Duke Windsor 1877-1933: 1.7 mi
- Jamie Koch: 6.4 mi
- Agua Sarca Cabin: 8.5 mi
- Two Mile Dam and Reservoir: 9.3 mi
- Fort Marcy (ruins): 10.7 mi
- Blue Bike: 6.9 mi
- Totem Pole: 7.7 mi
- Moose: 9.5 mi
- St. Francis: 10.1 mi
- Painter: 10.8 mi
- Big Rocks Glade: 0.5 mi
- Cody's Glade: 0.6 mi
- Santa Fe Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Hyde Memorial State Park: 4.5 mi
- Terrero Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Water History Museum: 10.5 mi
- Verve Abode: 10.8 mi
- Aaron Payne Fine Art: 10.9 mi
- Carole LaRoche: 11.0 mi
- New Mexico History Museum: 11.0 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Nun's corner: 7.4 mi
- Tesuque: 10.5 mi
- Allison Dormitory Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- Camel Rock: 11.4 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 8.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.0 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 11.0 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 1.7 mi
- Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 5.2 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 8.1 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 10.1 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 8.5 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 11.1 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 12.6 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 20.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 22.3 mi
- New Mexico Land Conservancy: 17.3 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 18.3 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 18.7 mi
- Galisteo Basin Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 4.4 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 5.2 mi
- Quemado Falls: 15.5 mi
- Pecos Falls: 16.3 mi
- Las Ruedas: 21.2 mi
- Buckman: 21.6 mi
- Bonanza City: 24.4 mi
- Water Canyon pour-off: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Tesuque Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | NNE 30° | 3,976 m | 14.9 mi |
| Truchas Peak | NNE 32° | 3,975 m | 14.5 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | NNE 32° | 3,956 m | 15.8 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | NE 36° | 3,914 m | 16.3 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | NNE 22° | 3,847 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | NE 37° | 3,806 m | 10.7 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | NNE 26° | 3,805 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lake Peak | NE 37° | 3,771 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE Seton, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 914312 — Tesuque Peak, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357604031
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