The Indian Peaks
The Indian Peaks rises to 1,798 m in New Mexico. Cerro Negro stands 2,190 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bang-Bang Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,798 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bang-Bang Hill: 0.2 mi
- Two Feathers Hill: 0.2 mi
- Middle Hill: 0.4 mi
- Flint Peak: 1.2 mi
- Yellow Hill: 1.9 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 16.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.6 mi
- Upper American Canyon Spring: 19.1 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 19.8 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 19.9 mi
- Frog Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Seama Mesa: 6.9 mi
- Sharp Point: 7.3 mi
- Crow Point: 15.1 mi
- Standing Rock: 15.8 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 8.2 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 14.5 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 24.7 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 3.6 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Area: 24.9 mi
- Marquez Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.3 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Acoma Museum: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of The Indian Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Negro | N 11° | 2,190 m | 11.2 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,174 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mesa del Lobo | NNE 24° | 2,163 m | 12.8 mi |
| Petoch Butte | SSW 209° | 2,102 m | 13.4 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NW 310° | 2,088 m | 8.3 mi |
| La Mesa | N 355° | 2,088 m | 10.7 mi |
| South Butte | SSW 206° | 2,070 m | 7.5 mi |
| Flower Mountain | W 279° | 2,069 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357581021
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