Big Point
Big Point rises to 2,495 m in New Mexico. Mount Powell stands 2,653 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheat Grass Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 2.2 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2495 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 13.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
82 named places within 25 miles
- Wheat Grass Butte: 1.5 mi
- Cream Colored Rock: 2.4 mi
- Red Butte: 2.8 mi
- White Water Mesa: 3.0 mi
- The Cup: 3.9 mi
- Blue Water Spring: 2.4 mi
- Many Mexican Spring: 2.8 mi
- Owl Spring: 3.3 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 9.7 mi
- Carvco Spring: 11.4 mi
- Punta Burro: 14.4 mi
- Jim Point: 15.1 mi
- Gumbo Point: 19.8 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 19.9 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 15.6 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 21.5 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 22.3 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 23.6 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 17.9 mi
- Continental Divide Historical Marker: 18.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 10.2 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.1 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 15.1 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | SW 236° | 2,653 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hosta Butte | W 277° | 2,628 m | 8.2 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | S 188° | 2,625 m | 24.4 mi |
| San Mateo Mesa | ESE 120° | 2,513 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mesa de Ortega | ESE 118° | 2,506 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mesa de Jaramillo | ESE 119° | 2,498 m | 10.0 mi |
| Muggy Point | ESE 116° | 2,470 m | 16.5 mi |
| Las Mesas | ESE 114° | 2,454 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583780
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