Brushy Mountain
Brushy Mountain rises to 2,460 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Chiflo, a peak 3.0 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,460 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 4 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Chiflo: 3.0 mi
- Cerro Montoso: 3.2 mi
- Cerro de la Olla: 3.8 mi
- Guadalupe Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Cerrito Negro: 6.4 mi
- Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 5.0 mi
- Shortcut: 8.5 mi
- John Dunn Bridge and Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
- Earthship Community: 13.9 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 16.7 mi
- State Senator Carlos R. Cisneros Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Questa Community Park: 8.6 mi
- Latir Rock Cairn: 15.9 mi
- Softball Field Park: 18.2 mi
- Mallette Park: 18.9 mi
- Petroglyphs: 4.3 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 16.8 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 21.5 mi
- Davy Museum: 8.1 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 13.0 mi
- Little Red School House: 19.4 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 20.8 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 23.2 mi
- Questa Apple: 9.9 mi
- Native Art: 22.2 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 23.6 mi
- Red Horse: 24.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 6.1 mi
- Tres Piedras Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 22.4 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 24.3 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 13.1 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 16.8 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Comanche Rim: 21.4 mi
- Eastdale: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Brushy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | ESE 121° | 4,011 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Walter | ESE 120° | 3,996 m | 21.5 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | ESE 122° | 3,989 m | 22.4 mi |
| Simpson Peak | ESE 122° | 3,953 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | SE 124° | 3,929 m | 20.4 mi |
| Venado Peak | ENE 70° | 3,880 m | 15.0 mi |
| Gold Hill | ESE 108° | 3,872 m | 17.0 mi |
| Latir Mesa | ENE 70° | 3,870 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cerro, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904120 — Brushy Mountain, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592494
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