Turkey Peak
Turkey Peak rises to 2,236 m in New Mexico. Prestridge Hill stands 2,638 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pajarita Mountain, a peak 9.4 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085425, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2236 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 20 mi
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 20 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 22 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 22 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- Pajarita Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Harley Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Whitetail Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Wind Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Deadhorse Hill: 14.9 mi
- Mescalero Apache Reservation Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
- All American Park: 18.1 mi
- Ruidoso Downs Race Track: 18.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Park: 19.1 mi
- Two Rivers Fairy Trail: 19.5 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 18.1 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 18.2 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 19.4 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 19.5 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 21.1 mi
- Fox Cave: 19.5 mi
- Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site: 19.8 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 22.0 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 22.3 mi
- Old Mill: 19.4 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 22.6 mi
- H22: 22.4 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 22.7 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Prayer garden: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestridge Hill | SSW 210° | 2,638 m | 22.3 mi |
| Harley Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,637 m | 11.2 mi |
| Seep Peak | SSW 198° | 2,486 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pajarita Mountain | N 6° | 2,412 m | 9.4 mi |
| Grindstone Mesa | NW 314° | 2,404 m | 21.9 mi |
| Whitetail Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,391 m | 11.8 mi |
| Denny Hill | SSW 197° | 2,345 m | 18.9 mi |
| Deadhorse Hill | NNW 348° | 2,291 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911884 — Turkey Peak, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599863
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