Barometer Mountain
Barometer Mountain rises to 2,451 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sixmile Spring, a spring 4.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.4 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,451 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 10.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
101 named places within 25 miles
- Sixmile Spring: 4.8 mi
- Shuster Spring: 5.5 mi
- Turkey Springs: 6.3 mi
- Tampico Spring: 6.5 mi
- Brennan Spring: 7.0 mi
- The Rincon: 7.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.4 mi
- Mount Powell: 10.8 mi
- Pig Face Rock: 11.5 mi
- Mesa Butte: 11.6 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 6.5 mi
- Ft Wingate Veteran's Park: 9.1 mi
- Long Park: 11.0 mi
- Red Rock Park: 15.1 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 15.2 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 10.4 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 12.9 mi
- Hoodoos: 15.3 mi
- Church Rock: 15.4 mi
- Santa Fe Caboose: 20.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 7.9 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 20.1 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.0 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 8.8 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 10.7 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 13.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 12.0 mi
- White Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Los Gigantes: 21.3 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 15.3 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 20.7 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 20.9 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 20.7 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 20.7 mi
- Wind Biker: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barometer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | SE 130° | 2,819 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 148° | 2,777 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Powell | ENE 63° | 2,653 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hosta Butte | NE 42° | 2,628 m | 18.1 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | SE 125° | 2,625 m | 20.8 mi |
| Big Point | ENE 59° | 2,495 m | 23.8 mi |
| The Rincon | SSE 159° | 2,489 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mesa Butte | NNW 344° | 2,447 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357591996
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