Tetillas Peak
Tetillas Peak rises to 2,855 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tombe, a peak 1.4 miles away. High Road to Taos passes 2.7 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,855 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 4.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 7 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 27 mi
140 named places within 25 miles
- Tombe: 1.4 mi
- Pinoreal Peak: 1.7 mi
- Cerrito Colorado: 3.4 mi
- Cuchilla Del Ojo: 3.9 mi
- Devisadero Peak: 5.6 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 7.0 mi
- Shortcut: 7.1 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 7.2 mi
- Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site: 7.2 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 7.2 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 3.4 mi
- Taos Plaza: 7.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 7.2 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 7.2 mi
- Shortcut: 7.7 mi
- Ranchos Park: 4.9 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 6.3 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 6.4 mi
- Taos Eco Park: 6.4 mi
- Taos Plaza: 7.2 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 7.2 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 7.2 mi
- Bent House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 7.7 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 4.2 mi
- Apache Springs: 7.4 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 11.7 mi
- Loring Spring: 15.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 15.2 mi
- Red Horse: 6.6 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 7.2 mi
- Native Art: 8.7 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 21.2 mi
- Arroyo Falls: 22.1 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 22.0 mi
- Comanche Rim: 23.2 mi
- La Mesita: 23.9 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 14.9 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 16.2 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Quemado Falls: 23.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 21.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 21.9 mi
- La Vinateria: 4.8 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tetillas Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NNE 21° | 4,011 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Walter | NNE 21° | 3,996 m | 18.7 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NNE 23° | 3,989 m | 17.8 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NNE 22° | 3,953 m | 17.9 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NNE 16° | 3,929 m | 17.4 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | S 185° | 3,904 m | 17.6 mi |
| Red Dome | NNE 26° | 3,868 m | 18.4 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NNE 14° | 3,848 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911617 — Tetillas Peak, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599670
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