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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. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.98890, -106.23000

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Attractions: 8
Parks: 7
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
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Brazos Falls: 19.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Jack Dempsy Museum: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mormon Pioneers: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 21.0 mi

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 PeakWNW3,892 m23.3 mi
Chama PeakW3,662 m22.3 mi
Jarosa PeakWNW3,587 m13.9 mi
Grouse MesaSW3,477 m14.6 mi
Brazos PeakSW3,440 m15.0 mi
Black MountainNW3,417 m16.5 mi
Pinorealosa MountainWNW3,343 m9.5 mi
San Antonio MountainSE3,326 m14.7 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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