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Pintada

Pintada from directly overhead

Pintada is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,618 m. Palma Hill stands 2,075 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pintada Communtiy Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

ghost town in New Mexico

How to reach it

Coordinates34.88222, -105.07222

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Parks: 7
Historic sites: 1
  • Abandoned Vehicle: 0.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Route 66 Auto Museum: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • US-285 Vaughn Picnic Area: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palma HillWNW 289°2,075 m23.6 mi
El Marge HillW 275°1,949 m17.7 mi
Lobo HillWSW 255°1,935 m22.4 mi
Mesa LeonSSW 212°1,930 m13.0 mi
Potrillo HillNW 310°1,880 m15.5 mi
La Cabra MesaNNW 327°1,868 m24.7 mi
Mesa de la ChamizalosaNNW 333°1,867 m22.5 mi
Mesa ApodacaWSW 254°1,856 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:12
June solstice05:4819:4020:18
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0516:1416:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586675777669594840
Precip in0.80.50.80.81.31.52.42.22.01.50.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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