Broom Mountain
Broom Mountain rises to 2,426 m in New Mexico. Cebollita Mesa stands 2,673 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Cedar Trees Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,426 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Seven Cedar Trees Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Ward Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Victorino Mesa: 6.1 mi
- Pueblo Viejo Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Mesa del Oro: 7.8 mi
- Blue Mesa: 18.0 mi
- Crow Point: 21.6 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 22.8 mi
- Sharp Point: 23.4 mi
- White Mesa: 23.6 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 21.1 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 21.3 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 24.3 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.0 mi
- Acoma Museum: 17.1 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 21.2 mi
- Cherry Town: 21.3 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 23.8 mi
- Chavez Springs: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Broom Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cebollita Mesa | WNW 289° | 2,673 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pelon | NW 309° | 2,599 m | 16.3 mi |
| D Cross Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,589 m | 13.6 mi |
| Techado Mesa | SW 233° | 2,569 m | 10.2 mi |
| North Pelon | NW 311° | 2,558 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cebollita Peak | WNW 291° | 2,535 m | 14.0 mi |
| Wiley Mesa | SW 216° | 2,528 m | 8.0 mi |
| North Cebollita Mesa | NNW 330° | 2,515 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:25 | 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 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 923571 — Broom Mountain, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357608824
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