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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 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
1668 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.41093, -106.68404

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Springs: 24
  • 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
Parks: 13
  • 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
Picnic sites: 9
  • 10: 13.9 mi
  • 8: 13.9 mi
  • 7: 13.9 mi
  • 9: 13.9 mi
  • 6: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Belen B: 18.4 mi
  • Bell: 21.9 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manzano PeakNE 47°3,060 m18.4 mi
Gallo PeakNE 42°3,047 m20.9 mi
Osha PeakNE 39°2,824 m23.0 mi
Ladrón PeakW 274°2,780 m22.9 mi
Whiteface MountainESE 108°2,294 m6.9 mi
Monte NegroW 277°2,287 m21.3 mi
Cerrito del EspiaNE 51°2,216 m23.6 mi
Polvadera MountainSW 228°2,209 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:19
June solstice05:5619:4620:23
September equinox06:5618:3219:05
December solstice07:1016:2217:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364250576575787669574435
Precip in0.20.40.50.30.50.61.81.21.00.70.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bernardo, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570714

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