Thumb Tank Peak
Thumb Tank Peak rises to 2,089 m in New Mexico. Reeds Peak stands 3,048 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 2.4 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083559, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2089 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 19.1 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Cross O Peak: 2.5 mi
- Cross Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Double S Peaks: 3.2 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Poverty Spring: 7.7 mi
- Woodhouse Spring: 8.3 mi
- Woodhouse Spring: 8.6 mi
- Dines Spring: 10.4 mi
- Hickland Spring: 10.5 mi
- Turkey Park: 16.2 mi
- Victorio Park: 16.7 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 17.0 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historical Marker: 18.6 mi
- Truth or Consequences Historical Marker: 18.6 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 9.6 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 20.1 mi
- Long Point: 22.5 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 22.6 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 23.8 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 9.6 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 19.7 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 20.2 mi
- Black Range Museum: 21.2 mi
- Hermosa: 9.9 mi
- Alamocita: 23.7 mi
- Zapata: 23.7 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 23.7 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 16.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 19.7 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 24.6 mi
- Garcia Falls: 19.8 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 20.1 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 20.4 mi
- White Cliffs: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Thumb Tank Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeds Peak | WSW 250° | 3,048 m | 16.8 mi |
| Diamond Peak | W 271° | 2,999 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | W 264° | 2,978 m | 17.2 mi |
| Granite Peak | SSW 214° | 2,830 m | 18.7 mi |
| Fishermans Bluff | WNW 282° | 2,804 m | 14.4 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | SW 228° | 2,723 m | 15.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,700 m | 16.3 mi |
| Franks Mountain | NW 308° | 2,667 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
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 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895665 — Thumb Tank Peak, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581082
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