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Turner Peak

Turner Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Turner Peak rises to 2,874 m in New Mexico. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2874 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.88894, -109.04424

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • McFate Spring: 1.8 mi
  • ELC Flat Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Parson Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Forth Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Bobcat Spring: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 2
  • Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Butterfly Lodge Museum: 24.9 mi
Parks: 1
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Madonna of the Trail: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Viewing Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Turner Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainNW 315°3,326 m6.6 mi
Escudilla LookoutNW 312°3,315 m6.0 mi
Pat KnollWNW 288°2,929 m17.0 mi
Noble MountainW 275°2,919 m8.5 mi
South MountainWSW 239°2,899 m8.2 mi
Pat KnollWNW 291°2,891 m16.9 mi
Jim Smith PeakNNE 28°2,820 m8.0 mi
Gobbler PointWSW 244°2,820 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:5518:28
June solstice05:0618:5419:31
September equinox06:0517:4118:14
December solstice07:1816:3417:12

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435058636156473831
Precip in1.31.10.90.50.70.83.94.32.31.61.21.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357599879

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