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Cowboy Rim

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Elevation
2,008 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Animas Mountains High Point2,611 m · 8.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
31.6101, -108.6587
Cowboy Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Cowboy Rim is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded 2,008 m. Animas Mountains High Point stands 2,611 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephant Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

Elevation
2008 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowboy Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Animas Mountains High PointWSW 250°2,611 m8.1 mi
Animas PeakWSW 254°2,600 m7.6 mi
Big Hatchet PeakE 83°2,542 m15.4 mi
Zeller PeakENE 77°2,244 m15.8 mi
Gillespie MountainNNW 341°2,218 m3.9 mi
Gray MountainNW 320°2,108 m24.0 mi
7K PeakSSE 161°2,052 m5.4 mi
Center PeakSSW 200°2,045 m4.7 mi

52 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:1119:4820:24
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1116:3917:16

Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434752596777787671615142
Precip in0.80.40.40.10.20.73.12.31.70.70.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 21 mi away.

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