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Vanderbilt Peak

Vanderbilt Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates32.85174, -108.99701

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Parks: 7
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Virden School: 11.3 mi
  • Morenci Southern Railway: 21.2 mi
  • Graves: 21.4 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 9.8 mi
  • Shovel: 22.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainNNE 12°2,320 m9.7 mi
Maverick HillNNW 344°2,280 m12.6 mi
McMullen PeakNNW 348°2,271 m11.9 mi
Tillie Hall PeakN 357°2,222 m9.3 mi
Yellowjacket PeakN 357°2,147 m7.9 mi
Big Lue MountainsNNW 338°2,139 m16.6 mi
Dry Section MountainNE 46°2,127 m11.6 mi
Applegate MountainENE 57°2,125 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0919:5220:28
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:1516:3717:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606878828074625042
Precip in0.90.80.50.20.30.21.72.21.20.70.61.0

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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