Apache Point
Apache Point rises to 1,776 m in New Mexico. Cuernudo Hills stands 1,935 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kicking Foot Mesa, a peak 1.3 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Harding County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008976, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,776 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 47.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.1 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
25 named places within 25 miles
- Kicking Foot Mesa: 1.3 mi
- Gato Point: 1.6 mi
- Deer Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Flatiron: 2.7 mi
- Red Tongue Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Red Rim: 7.9 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 16.8 mi
- Mills: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Apache Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuernudo Hills | WNW 302° | 1,935 m | 21.3 mi |
| Spear Hills | N 0° | 1,897 m | 23.6 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,789 m | 2.3 mi |
| Turkey Head | SW 228° | 1,729 m | 3.2 mi |
| Los Cerritos | SW 228° | 1,724 m | 21.0 mi |
| El Sierro | W 273° | 1,706 m | 15.8 mi |
| Kicking Foot Mesa | NNW 330° | 1,685 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | ESE 103° | 1,682 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 885840 — Apache Point, Harding County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570095
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