Antelope Mound
Antelope Mound rises to 1,765 m in New Mexico. Oscura Peak stands 2,626 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wrye Peak, a peak 3.5 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008890, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1765 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
26 named places within 25 miles
- Wrye Peak: 3.5 mi
- TEMP REF: 3.7 mi
- Chupadera Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Cerro Pardo: 8.9 mi
- Lonnie Moon Peak: 9.3 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 18.9 mi
- Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker: 21.2 mi
- Jumbo: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Antelope Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscura Peak | S 182° | 2,626 m | 19.8 mi |
| North Oscura Peak | S 183° | 2,431 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bug Peak | S 180° | 2,422 m | 13.5 mi |
| Rayo Hills | N 349° | 2,205 m | 24.2 mi |
| La Cebolla | NW 314° | 2,167 m | 22.0 mi |
| Chupadera Mesa | ESE 117° | 2,123 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lonnie Moon Peak | SE 139° | 2,105 m | 9.3 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NE 34° | 2,019 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:44 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bingham 2 NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 933978 — Antelope Mound, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357613533
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