Williams Peak
Williams Peak rises to 2,132 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2132 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 5 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 29 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Juniper Peak: 0.7 mi
- Stoner Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Log Cabin Peak: 1.2 mi
- Tierra Blanca Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pine Spring Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.2 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 10.8 mi
- Magnum Spring: 11.5 mi
- 6 B Spring: 11.8 mi
- Negro Bill Spring: 12.4 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Lake Valley: 12.3 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 12.6 mi
- Tom Eby Storage Building Historic Site: 15.7 mi
- Emory Pass Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 13.9 mi
- Victorio Park: 15.2 mi
- Santa Rita Copper Mines Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Kneeling Nun Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Lake Valley: 12.2 mi
- Santa Rita: 20.7 mi
- Hermosa: 21.3 mi
- Nutt: 24.4 mi
- Black Range Museum: 9.6 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 14.8 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 23.0 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 24.1 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Williams Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | NNW 330° | 3,092 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | NNW 330° | 3,053 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | WNW 294° | 2,936 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | NW 326° | 2,890 m | 6.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 344° | 2,830 m | 11.0 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,723 m | 16.2 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,657 m | 2.9 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | N 354° | 2,402 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:32 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2038789 — Williams Peak, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357622620
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