Little Costilla Peak

Little Costilla Peak
Little Costilla Peak
	Little Costilla Peak, Culebra Range, New Mexico
Highest point
Elevation	12,589 ft (3,837 m); NAVD88
Prominence	2,444 ft (745 m)
Isolation	7.49 mi (12.05 km); to Big Costilla Peak
Listing	Highest major summits of New Mexico 6th; Most prominent summits of New Mexico 28th; New Mexico county high points 5th;
Coordinates	36.8334591°N 105.2227735°W
Geography
	Little Costilla Peak US State of New Mexico
Location	High Point of Colfax County
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Colfax; Taos;
National Forest	Carson National Forest
Parent range	Culebra Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Ash Mountain, New Mexico

Little Costilla Peak is a 12,589-foot (3,837 m) mountain summit of the Culebra Range in the US State of New Mexico. Little Costilla Peak is located on the hydrological divide between Colfax County and Taos County in Carson National Forest 13.3 miles (21.4 km) northeast of Red River, New Mexico. Little Costilla Peak is the highest point in Colfax County, New Mexico.

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Climate data for Little Costilla Peak 36.8335 N, 105.2226 W, Elevation: 12,172 ft (3,710 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	27.5 (−2.5)	28.2 (−2.1)	33.9 (1.1)	39.2 (4.0)	47.9 (8.8)	59.2 (15.1)	62.7 (17.1)	60.8 (16.0)	55.2 (12.9)	45.3 (7.4)	34.8 (1.6)	27.5 (−2.5)	43.5 (6.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)	17.0 (−8.3)	17.3 (−8.2)	22.4 (−5.3)	27.5 (−2.5)	36.0 (2.2)	46.2 (7.9)	50.3 (10.2)	48.9 (9.4)	43.5 (6.4)	34.2 (1.2)	24.6 (−4.1)	17.4 (−8.1)	32.1 (0.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	6.6 (−14.1)	6.5 (−14.2)	10.9 (−11.7)	15.7 (−9.1)	24.2 (−4.3)	33.3 (0.7)	37.9 (3.3)	37.1 (2.8)	31.8 (−0.1)	23.1 (−4.9)	14.4 (−9.8)	7.3 (−13.7)	20.7 (−6.3)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	1.95 (50)	2.37 (60)	3.14 (80)	3.14 (80)	2.06 (52)	1.43 (36)	3.38 (86)	3.61 (92)	2.16 (55)	1.92 (49)	2.32 (59)	2.34 (59)	29.82 (758)
Source: PRISM Climate Group^[3]

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