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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. The nearest named place is McFate Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. 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
2,874 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.88894, -109.04424

Named places within 25 miles

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
Peaks
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 19.4 miles of Turner Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainNW3,326 m6.6 mi
Escudilla LookoutNW3,315 m6.0 mi
Noble MountainW2,919 m8.5 mi
South MountainWSW2,899 m8.2 mi
Pat KnollWNW2,891 m16.9 mi
Jim Smith PeakNNE2,820 m8.0 mi
Gobbler PointWSW2,820 m8.1 mi
Burke PointSW2,774 m18.7 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 50–80 °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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