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Sublette

Sublette from directly overhead

Sublette is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,830 m. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bighorn Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America

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Coordinates36.98890, -106.23000
Around it

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Parks: 10
Attractions: 8
Springs: 6
  • El Camino Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Warm Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Spring Number One: 10.7 mi
  • Moeller Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Butterfly Spring: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Brazos Cliffs: 18.9 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.7 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 20.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Jack Dempsy Museum: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mormon Pioneers: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Banded PeakWNW 290°3,892 m23.3 mi
Chama PeakW 279°3,662 m22.3 mi
Jarosa PeakWNW 294°3,587 m13.9 mi
Grouse MesaSW 222°3,477 m14.6 mi
Brazos PeakSW 214°3,440 m15.0 mi
Black MountainNW 321°3,417 m16.5 mi
Pinorealosa MountainWNW 301°3,343 m9.5 mi
San Antonio MountainSE 127°3,326 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4619:5020:29
September equinox06:5418:2919:03
December solstice07:1516:1216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222633404958636255443223
Precip in2.01.91.41.51.60.82.33.02.31.71.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chama, 20 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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