Victorio Peak
Victorio Peak rises to 1,676 m in New Mexico. San Andres Peak stands 2,459 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaylor Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Victorio Peak is a high rocky outcropping in the Hembrillo Basin in southern New Mexico. This was one of Chief Victorio's hideouts, and was the site of a battle in 1880 between Victorio's Apaches and the U.S. Army Ninth Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers." Additionally, an American gold prospector claimed to have found hidden treasure inside the Mountains in the late 1930s.
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Wikidata Q8520999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1676 m
How to reach it
29 named places within 25 miles
- Kaylor Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Grandview Peak: 4.4 mi
- Grandview Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Gunsight Peak: 5.5 mi
- Tularosa Valley Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- Aleman: 21.8 mi
- White Sands National Monument: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Victorio Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Andres Peak | SSE 160° | 2,459 m | 18.2 mi |
| Skillet Knob | N 360° | 2,305 m | 21.2 mi |
| Grandaddy Peak | NNW 346° | 2,286 m | 20.7 mi |
| Big Gyp Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,271 m | 23.6 mi |
| Big Brushy Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,252 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Baldy | N 5° | 2,247 m | 22.5 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,230 m | 14.7 mi |
| Block Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,216 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:27 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jornada EXP Range, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357587037
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