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Tetilla Peak

Tetilla Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Tetilla Peak rises to 2,184 m in New Mexico. Bearhead Peak stands 2,645 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold and Turquoise Historical Marker, a park 2.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.60809, -106.20975

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Pen Zia: 8.5 mi
  • Zia: 9.0 mi
  • Kokopelli: 9.0 mi
  • Hare: 9.5 mi
  • Morning Zia: 9.8 mi
Museums: 33
Attractions: 28
  • Plaza Salazar: 6.0 mi
  • Mountain Village: 6.1 mi
  • Peña Geoglyph: 7.1 mi
  • F-111 Fighter Jet: 7.2 mi
  • The Downs: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 17
Springs: 11
  • Cochiti Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Ancho Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Yoh toh: 11.8 mi
  • Doe Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Pajarito Springs: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Tetilla Peak Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Ampitheater Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Ponderosa Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Litte Tesuque Picnic Ground: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Frijoles Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Upper Frijoles Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Hyde Park Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Rio en Medio Falls: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Rendija Arch: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Tetilla Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearhead PeakWNW 298°2,645 m17.3 mi
Saint Peter's DomeNW 319°2,580 m13.7 mi
Rabbit HillNW 323°2,527 m15.6 mi
Cochiti MesaNW 310°2,500 m17.3 mi
Mesa del RitoNW 325°2,492 m16.6 mi
Boundary PeakNW 323°2,479 m13.6 mi
Moon MountainE 79°2,464 m17.3 mi
Cerro PicachoNW 314°2,459 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:5019:4720:24
September equinox06:5418:3019:03
December solstice07:1116:1716:56

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643506070737165534032
Precip in0.40.40.70.50.60.61.82.01.31.20.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa FE CO Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 928826 — Tetilla Peak, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357611010

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