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Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker

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Elevation
1,294 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Timber Mountain2,291 m · 13.3 mi
Nearest byway
Geronimo Trail Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:22local time
Coordinates
33.1527, -107.1903
Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker from directly overhead

Elephant Butte Dam Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded 1,294 m. Timber Mountain stands 2,291 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Tank Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

Elevation
1294 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Timber MountainS 190°2,291 m13.3 mi
Brushy MountainS 188°2,240 m15.4 mi
Thumb Tank PeakWNW 283°2,089 m23.2 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 289°2,075 m24.0 mi
Cross O PeakW 278°2,044 m24.7 mi
Aragon HillNNW 333°2,015 m24.8 mi
Peñasco PeakNNW 341°2,005 m22.4 mi
Panther PeakW 271°1,993 m19.1 mi

74 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:21
June solstice06:0119:4520:22
September equinox06:5818:3419:07
December solstice07:0916:2817:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434855637282838175645243
Precip in0.40.30.30.30.40.52.21.81.60.90.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elephant Butte DAM, under a mile away.

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