Bennett Peak (New Mexico) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bennett Peak |
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East aspect
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,471 ft (1,972 m) |
| Prominence | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Isolation | 9.2 mi (14.8 km) |
| Parent peak | Two Grey Hills (6,591 ft) |
| Geography | |
 Bennett Peak
Location in New Mexico
Bennett Peak
Location in the United States
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| Location | San Juan County, New Mexico, US |
| Parent range | Chuska Mountains Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Little Water |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Oligocene |
| Mountain type | Volcanic plug |
| Type of rock | Volcanic breccia |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1992 |
| Easiest route | class 5.8 climbing |
Bennett Peak is a tall mountain in New Mexico, United States. It stands 6,471 feet (1,972 meters) high. This peak is located on Navajo Nation land in San Juan County. It's easy to spot, as it's just one mile west of U.S. Route 491. Bennett Peak is a special type of mountain called a volcanic plug. It rises about 1,175 feet (358 meters) above the flat desert land around it.
Bennett Peak is part of the Navajo Volcanic Field. This area has many interesting rocks that formed about 30 million years ago. It is also found in the Chaco River drainage basin.
History of Bennett Peak
An army officer named Lt. James H. Simpson visited this area on August 30, 1849. He wrote in his journal about how amazing these peaks looked.
Later, Bennett Peak was named after Major Frank Tracy Bennett. He was a Major in the 9th Cavalry. Major Bennett worked with the Navajo people from 1869 to 1871 and again from 1880 to 1881. The official name "Bennett Peak" was chosen in 1915 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
The Navajo name for this peak is Tsézhin ‘Ií’áhí. This name means "Trap rocks sticking up."
The first people to climb Bennett Peak were Cameron Burns and Luke Laeser in 1992. Some parts of the 2014 movie "Beyond the Reach" were filmed at Bennett Peak.
Pictures of Bennett Peak
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From southeast
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From southeast and Highway 491
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From east
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Weather at Bennett Peak
Bennett Peak is in a semi-arid climate zone. This means it has cold winters and hot summers. The weather information below is from Shiprock, New Mexico, which is about 30 miles north of Bennett Peak.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
78 (26) |
83 (28) |
91 (33) |
99 (37) |
107 (42) |
109 (43) |
106 (41) |
99 (37) |
92 (33) |
78 (26) |
72 (22) |
109 (43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.0 (6.1) |
50.6 (10.3) |
59.9 (15.5) |
70.0 (21.1) |
79.8 (26.6) |
90.1 (32.3) |
94.6 (34.8) |
91.9 (33.3) |
85.1 (29.5) |
72.4 (22.4) |
56.2 (13.4) |
44.1 (6.7) |
69.8 (21.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.7 (−9.1) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
34.9 (1.6) |
43.8 (6.6) |
51.2 (10.7) |
58.8 (14.9) |
57.3 (14.1) |
48.0 (8.9) |
36.0 (2.2) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
16.9 (−8.4) |
36.4 (2.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −18 (−28) |
−14 (−26) |
2 (−17) |
9 (−13) |
15 (−9) |
28 (−2) |
30 (−1) |
33 (1) |
21 (−6) |
10 (−12) |
0 (−18) |
−26 (−32) |
−26 (−32) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.46 (12) |
0.46 (12) |
0.54 (14) |
0.41 (10) |
0.51 (13) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.66 (17) |
1.00 (25) |
0.80 (20) |
0.78 (20) |
0.52 (13) |
0.57 (14) |
7 (177.4) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.6 (4.1) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.0 (2.5) |
4.1 (10.41) |
| Source: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?nm8284 | |||||||||||||
