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Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled
1,878 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Turkey Mountains2,807 m · 11.6 mi
Nearest byway
Santa Fe Trail0.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:20local time
Coordinates
36.0293, -104.7012
Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,878 m. Turkey Mountains stands 2,807 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagon Mound Historical Marker, a park 1.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The record
Operated by
New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
Access
Yes
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey MountainsWSW 255°2,807 m11.6 mi
Cerro PelonWNW 283°2,704 m20.5 mi
Halls PeakNW 304°2,651 m24.5 mi
Cooks PeakNW 308°2,618 m24.1 mi
Gallinas MesaWNW 303°2,558 m23.3 mi
Cerro del AmoleW 278°2,494 m23.3 mi
Los Naranjos PeakWNW 298°2,461 m19.5 mi
Cerrito PelonNW 309°2,461 m22.0 mi
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Around it

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Nature reserves: 12
Parks: 7
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4319:4220:20
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:0616:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541485766706862514133
Precip in0.40.60.70.81.51.73.12.72.11.20.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valmora, 19 mi away.

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