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Agua Fria Mountain

Agua Fria Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Agua Fria Mountain rises to 2,691 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a peak 1.6 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.13255, -108.55840

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Springs: 42
  • Headwaters Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Rock Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Mata Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Malpais Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Sand Spring: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 13.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainE 86°3,102 m21.0 mi
Escondido MountainNE 50°3,000 m6.9 mi
Mangas MountainESE 111°2,925 m15.5 mi
Gallo PeakSW 214°2,818 m8.3 mi
Fox MountainWSW 246°2,780 m9.3 mi
Little Alegres MountainE 94°2,776 m19.2 mi
Jones PeakWSW 247°2,755 m24.2 mi
Black PeakWSW 245°2,745 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0419:5320:30
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:1716:3117:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357620398

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