White Peak
White Peak rises to 1,978 m in New Mexico. Ladrón Peak stands 2,780 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Draw Mesa, a peak 3.1 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1978 m
How to reach it
70 named places within 25 miles
- Cottonwood Draw Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Tres Hermanos Peaks: 3.3 mi
- Tres Hermanos Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Gag Mesa: 5.0 mi
- La Cruz Peak: 5.7 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 13.5 mi
- Blue Mesa: 13.6 mi
- Blue Mesa: 13.8 mi
- Blue Mesa: 13.9 mi
- Blue Mesa: 14.1 mi
- Chavez Springs: 9.1 mi
- Dove Spring: 12.4 mi
- Maverick Spring: 21.0 mi
- Cherry Town: 6.0 mi
- Riley: 15.7 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladrón Peak | E 93° | 2,780 m | 23.2 mi |
| Rincon | SW 232° | 2,709 m | 21.2 mi |
| Blue Mesa | WSW 256° | 2,605 m | 13.8 mi |
| Indian Mesa | S 186° | 2,600 m | 11.2 mi |
| D Cross Mountain | W 278° | 2,589 m | 13.4 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | S 176° | 2,574 m | 16.2 mi |
| Techado Mesa | WNW 297° | 2,569 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tres Montosas (South Peak) | S 176° | 2,554 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:49 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:26 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912318 — White Peak, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600218
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