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Banco Lona

Banco Lona, seen from above at true elevation

Banco Lona rises to 2,923 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mogote Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2923 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49391, -106.28697

114 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Springs: 21
  • Mogote Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Sierra Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Alkali Spring: 3.9 mi
  • East Sisneras Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Ojito Jarosito: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Brazos Cliffs: 18.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 18.7 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.2 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.4 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 19.6 mi
Museums: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Mars Polar Lander: 11.7 mi
  • Pink Flamingo: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaNNW 344°3,477 m24.3 mi
Brazos PeakNNW 346°3,440 m22.4 mi
Canjilon MountainNW 325°3,326 m6.3 mi
Peñasco AmarilloNNW 334°3,233 m16.1 mi
Jawbone MountainN 9°3,232 m17.4 mi
Cerro SaragateNNW 339°3,230 m10.9 mi
Olguin MesaN 3°3,183 m23.5 mi
Broke Off MountainNNE 16°3,156 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:17
June solstice05:4819:4920:27
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1416:1416:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340475664696861503830
Precip in0.60.50.70.90.90.71.81.91.50.90.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Rito, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591944

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