Timber Peak

Timber Peak is a peak in Socorro, New Mexico and has an elevation of 10,436 feet. Timber Peak is situated nearby to the locality Sawmill Canyon, East Fork, as well as near Copper Canyon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research and South Baldy.

Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research

Observatory

The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research is a scientific laboratory studying the cloud processes that produce lightning, hail, and rain, located in the Magdalena Mountains of central New Mexico.

South Baldy

Peak

Photo: Mollydb, CC BY 3.0.

South Baldy is the highest point of the Magdalena Mountains in central New Mexico, in the United States. It is in the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest, about 9 mi south of Magdalena and 18 mi west-southwest of Socorro.

Magdalena Ridge Observatory

Building

Magdalena Ridge Observatory

Photo: Astarre, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Magdalena Ridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Socorro County, New Mexico, about 32 kilometers west of the town of Socorro. The observatory is located in the Magdalena Mountains near the summit of South Baldy Mountain, adjacent to the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research.

Timber Peak

Type: Peak with an elevation of 10,436 feet
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Socorro, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.97903° or 33° 58′ 45″ north

Longitude

-107.16014° or 107° 9′ 37″ west

Elevation

10,436 feet (3,181 metres)

Open location code

855JXRHQ+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Timber Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Timber Peak” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Timber Peak (bukid sa Estados Unidos, New Mexico)”
Cebuano: “Timber Peak”
Dutch: “Timber Peak”

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Localities in the Area

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