Tower Peak
Tower Peak rises to 3,026 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Withington, a peak 1.2 miles away. El Camino Real passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,026 m
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 29.5 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Withington: 1.2 mi
- A-L Peak: 3.3 mi
- Bay Buck Peaks: 6.0 mi
- Wildcat Peak: 8.2 mi
- Alexander Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Leke Spring: 2.0 mi
- Water Spring: 3.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 8.5 mi
- Tool Box Spring: 8.9 mi
- Pothole Spring: 11.1 mi
- Very Large Array: 16.8 mi
- Clemens Ranch House: 21.6 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 21.6 mi
- Old Jail House: 21.9 mi
- Dobson House Historic Site: 21.9 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 16.6 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 18.4 mi
- Box Car Museum: 22.1 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Tower Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | ENE 62° | 3,279 m | 18.7 mi |
| Timber Peak | ENE 67° | 3,181 m | 19.8 mi |
| West Blue Mountain | S 172° | 3,145 m | 14.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | S 171° | 3,135 m | 14.4 mi |
| Vicks Peak | S 173° | 3,126 m | 21.7 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | S 176° | 3,089 m | 21.1 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | S 171° | 3,082 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Withington | NNW 335° | 3,077 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 913670 — Tower Peak, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357602668
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