| Cathey Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 9645 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Location: | Otero County, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Map: | New Mexico |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 32.8076°N -105.7997°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Sacramento Peak |
| Easiest Route: | Road |
Cathey Peak is a peak in the Sacramento Mountains, in the south-central part of the U.S. State of New Mexico. It lies in Otero County, 10miles southeast of the community of Alamogordo.
Sacramento Peak, at 9262feet,[3] is a nearby subpeak of Cathey Peak, and is more widely known due to the presence of several observatories on or near its summit. It is located at 32.7879°N -105.8208°W,[4] 1.6miles southwest of Cathey Peak, and has a topographic prominence of approximately 80feet.[5] The Sunspot Solar Observatory is on the summit itself, and the site of this observatory incorporates the small town of Sunspot, less than one-half mile (0.8 km) to the northeast. The Apache Point Observatory is located on a promontory about one-half mile (0.8 km) south of the summit.
Both peaks lie on the high western crest of the Sacramento Mountains, and hence have gentle, forested eastern slopes, and a steep, high escarpment to the west, descending to the Tularosa Basin. Both peaks can be accessed using New Mexico Scenic Byway 6563 from Cloudcroft.