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Barometer Mountain

Barometer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2451 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.39419, -108.41091
Around it

109 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 37
  • 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
Peaks: 35
Parks: 15
Attractions: 7
  • Roy T. Herman's Garage: 10.4 mi
  • Pinedale Hoodoos: 12.9 mi
  • Pinedale Hoodoos: 12.9 mi
  • Pinedale Hoodoos: 13.5 mi
  • Hoodoos: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
  • Red Rock Musuem: 15.3 mi
  • George Galaris Multiultural Center: 20.7 mi
  • Gallup History Museum: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • USMC Sculpture: 20.7 mi
  • Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 20.7 mi
  • Wind Biker: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SedgwickSE 130°2,819 m23.4 mi
Lookout MountainSSE 148°2,777 m14.2 mi
Mount PowellENE 63°2,653 m10.8 mi
Hosta ButteNE 42°2,628 m18.1 mi
Salitre MesaSE 125°2,625 m20.8 mi
Big PointENE 59°2,495 m23.8 mi
The RinconSSE 159°2,489 m7.9 mi
Mesa ButteNNW 344°2,447 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:26
June solstice06:0019:5520:33
September equinox07:0218:3819:12
December solstice07:2016:2617:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137435262676559483728
Precip in1.81.51.51.11.00.52.83.11.61.41.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591996

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