Brown Top
Brown Top rises to 1,917 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mesa, a peak 2.6 miles away. Abo Pass Trail passes 11 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,917 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 14.1 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 17.1 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 18.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
92 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mesa: 2.6 mi
- U-Butte: 4.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Mesa Redonda: 5.1 mi
- Rayo Hills: 5.8 mi
- Bell: 22.6 mi
- Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 23.9 mi
- Crane Mural: 24.2 mi
- Searching for an Oasis: 24.2 mi
- M Mountain Mural: 24.3 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 7.9 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 9.4 mi
- Red Mill: 12.7 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 13.4 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 20.7 mi
- Cibola Spring: 8.3 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 16.4 mi
- Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 16.5 mi
- Little Sand Spring: 16.6 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 18.5 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 20.2 mi
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 24.1 mi
- Sedillo Park: 24.1 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 24.4 mi
- West Place Park: 24.7 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 24.5 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
- López Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 22.4 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 23.9 mi
- Hammel Museum: 24.0 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 24.5 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | NNE 12° | 3,060 m | 24.2 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,294 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rayo Hills | ENE 70° | 2,205 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | N 359° | 2,191 m | 7.5 mi |
| La Cebolla | SW 222° | 2,167 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | N 1° | 2,112 m | 6.3 mi |
| Center Point Hill | ENE 74° | 2,037 m | 24.5 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SE 125° | 2,019 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 886776 — Brown Top, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571057
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