Agate Point
Agate Point rises to 1,562 m in New Mexico. Florida Peak stands 2,266 m to the south-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a peak 1.6 miles away. Lake Valley Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain southeast of Deming, New Mexico.
Wikidata Q49008511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,562 m
How to reach it
- 28.9 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
46 named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock: 1.6 mi
- Chimney Point: 3.3 mi
- Navajo Bill Hill: 3.4 mi
- Capitol Dome: 3.7 mi
- Florida Peak: 3.8 mi
- Florida Park: 10.3 mi
- Lloyd Pratz Athletic Complex: 10.6 mi
- South Park: 10.7 mi
- Triangle Park: 10.9 mi
- Elsie Vega Park: 11.0 mi
- Luna County Courthouse Historic Site: 11.1 mi
- Seaman Field House Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Christ Light Community Church: 11.4 mi
- Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum: 11.2 mi
- Play Sharity Childrens Museum: 11.5 mi
- Columbus Historical Museum: 24.1 mi
- Little Needles Eye: 2.2 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 18.9 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.0 mi
- Susan Parks Historical Marker: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Agate Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Peak | SSW 202° | 2,266 m | 3.8 mi |
| South Peak | SSW 197° | 2,156 m | 8.7 mi |
| Gym Peak | S 183° | 2,146 m | 7.5 mi |
| Baldy Peak | SSW 194° | 2,121 m | 6.1 mi |
| Capitol Dome | SW 232° | 1,804 m | 3.7 mi |
| North Peak | SSW 202° | 1,772 m | 19.0 mi |
| Middle Peak | SSW 200° | 1,747 m | 19.4 mi |
| Good Sight Peak | NNE 21° | 1,699 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:45 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:33 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deming Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 885581 — Agate Point, Luna County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357569855
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