Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 1,668 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiteface Mountain, a peak 6.9 miles away. Abo Pass Trail passes 7.9 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,668 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 5.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 15.2 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 21.3 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
92 named places within 25 miles
- Whiteface Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Coffee Peak: 7.0 mi
- Picho Hill: 8.9 mi
- Cerro Montoso: 9.1 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 9.9 mi
- Cibola Spring: 12.4 mi
- Little Sand Spring: 14.1 mi
- La Casa Spring: 14.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 15.3 mi
- Ojo Barreras Spring: 16.0 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 7.6 mi
- Del Fuego Park: 15.8 mi
- Vivian Fields: 17.2 mi
- El Corazon de Belen Garden Park: 18.0 mi
- Anna Becker Park: 18.1 mi
- Red Mill: 8.8 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 8.9 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 10.9 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 13.2 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 13.8 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 11.9 mi
- ATSF M-1: 17.8 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 19.8 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 17.9 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 17.9 mi
- Belen B: 18.4 mi
- Bell: 21.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | NE 47° | 3,060 m | 18.4 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NE 42° | 3,047 m | 20.9 mi |
| Osha Peak | NE 39° | 2,824 m | 23.0 mi |
| Ladrón Peak | W 274° | 2,780 m | 22.9 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,294 m | 6.9 mi |
| Monte Negro | W 277° | 2,287 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cerrito del Espia | NE 51° | 2,216 m | 23.6 mi |
| Polvadera Mountain | SW 228° | 2,209 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
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 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bernardo, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570714
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