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Tub Peak

Tub Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Tub Peak rises to 2,725 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2725 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00311, -108.29562

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Springs: 35
  • Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 3.8 mi
  • San Jose Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Damian Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Tularosa Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Govina Canyon Spring: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 8.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tub Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainNNE 29°3,102 m12.1 mi
Escondido MountainNW 324°3,000 m16.5 mi
Mangas MountainN 350°2,925 m3.4 mi
Horse MountainE 101°2,850 m9.8 mi
Horse PeakE 100°2,826 m9.8 mi
Gallo PeakW 276°2,818 m19.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainENE 66°2,787 m19.7 mi
Fox MountainWNW 282°2,780 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:25
June solstice06:0319:5120:28
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:1616:3017:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1854060 — Tub Peak, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357620082

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