Vanderbilt Peak
Vanderbilt Peak rises to 2,056 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mulberry Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2056 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mulberry Spring: 1.1 mi
- White Oak Spring: 2.4 mi
- Juniper Spring: 2.4 mi
- Kelley Spring: 2.6 mi
- Goat Camp Spring: 3.3 mi
- Summit Peak: 1.5 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Little Juniper Peak: 2.8 mi
- Piñon Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Charlie Hill: 3.2 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 12.6 mi
- Blackbridge Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Riverview Park: 21.7 mi
- Sumitomo Park: 22.8 mi
- County Ball fields: 22.9 mi
- Old Virden School: 11.3 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 21.2 mi
- Graves: 21.4 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 24.9 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.6 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 9.8 mi
- Shovel: 22.5 mi
- Gillard Hot Spring: 22.2 mi
- Greenlee County Historical: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Vanderbilt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,320 m | 9.7 mi |
| Maverick Hill | NNW 344° | 2,280 m | 12.6 mi |
| McMullen Peak | NNW 348° | 2,271 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | N 357° | 2,222 m | 9.3 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | N 357° | 2,147 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Lue Mountains | NNW 338° | 2,139 m | 16.6 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NE 46° | 2,127 m | 11.6 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,125 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:52 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:37 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 896100 — Vanderbilt Peak, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581590
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