Volcano Peak
Volcano Peak rises to 1,552 m in New Mexico. Black Mountain stands 2,863 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Cone, a peak 1.3 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.6 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,552 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 22.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
107 named places within 25 miles
- Black Cone: 1.3 mi
- White Hill: 2.8 mi
- Blue Hill: 3.4 mi
- Standing Rock: 3.8 mi
- Flat Top Rock: 3.8 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 13.5 mi
- Four Corners Monument: 17.2 mi
- Doubled Walled Tower: 18.4 mi
- Sixteen Window House: 21.0 mi
- Lookout Tower: 21.5 mi
- Kiva Point: 18.4 mi
- Mesa Verde West Rim: 19.3 mi
- Inaccessible House: 21.1 mi
- Casa Colorado: 21.2 mi
- Kodak House: 21.7 mi
- Wing Spring: 11.4 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 11.8 mi
- Stinking Springs: 18.4 mi
- Navajo Spring: 20.2 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 20.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 4.1 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 14.9 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 21.5 mi
- Echo Cliff: 22.1 mi
- Soda Point: 22.2 mi
- Wheeler (River Tract): 17.2 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 17.9 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 18.7 mi
- Jewett Valley (River Tracts): 21.0 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 9.9 mi
- Tohache Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 20.6 mi
- Comfort Station: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Volcano Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | N 353° | 2,863 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pastora Peak | WSW 249° | 2,861 m | 24.5 mi |
| Zilbetod Peak | WSW 252° | 2,820 m | 24.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | N 356° | 2,769 m | 24.2 mi |
| The Knees | N 351° | 2,685 m | 21.2 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | NNE 20° | 2,397 m | 24.2 mi |
| East Ute Mesa | NNE 21° | 2,318 m | 22.2 mi |
| Coyote Mesa | NNE 21° | 2,272 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:00 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teec NOS POS, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357605159
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 28 mi
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