Lookout Mountain Rim
Lookout Mountain Rim is a cliff in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,636 m. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2636 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 20.4 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 26 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 26 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 26 mi
107 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 2.5 mi
- The Rincon: 4.2 mi
- Wild Sheep Mesa: 10.4 mi
- Salitre Mesa: 11.7 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Dan Valley Spring: 6.3 mi
- Muerto Spring: 7.2 mi
- Bear Spring: 7.3 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 9.0 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 9.7 mi
- Long Park: 1.1 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 14.7 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.7 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.9 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 19.3 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 12.0 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 24.4 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 24.6 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 12.5 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 24.5 mi
- Los Gigantes: 11.5 mi
- Bandera Crater: 21.1 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 20.7 mi
- Lava Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Jesus: 23.9 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lookout Mountain Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | ESE 110° | 2,819 m | 13.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 127° | 2,777 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Powell | NNE 15° | 2,653 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hosta Butte | NNE 16° | 2,628 m | 24.9 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | E 96° | 2,625 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | SE 144° | 2,539 m | 21.0 mi |
| San Rafael Mesa | SE 126° | 2,533 m | 22.9 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | ESE 115° | 2,528 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357596218
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