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Mangas

Mangas from directly overhead

Mangas is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,248 m. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mangas Schoolhouse, a historic site 1.9 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America

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Coordinates34.15694, -108.31917
Around it

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Springs: 18
  • San Jose Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Malpais Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Mata Spring: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 1.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainE 91°3,102 m7.3 mi
Escondido MountainWNW 288°3,000 m8.8 mi
Mangas MountainS 174°2,925 m7.4 mi
Davenport LookoutENE 69°2,851 m24.8 mi
Horse MountainSE 138°2,850 m16.6 mi
Horse PeakSE 138°2,826 m16.6 mi
Gallo PeakWSW 245°2,818 m20.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 98°2,787 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:25
June solstice06:0319:5220:29
September equinox07:0218:3919:12
December solstice07:1616:3017:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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