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Buck Hannen Mountain

Buck Hannen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hannen Mountain rises to 2,323 m in New Mexico. Reeds Peak stands 3,048 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Copperas Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2323 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.10285, -108.18338

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • River Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Eddie Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Dead Horse Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Mesa Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Brannon Spring: 7.5 mi
Parks: 19
Museums: 5
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 22.1 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 23.2 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 23.6 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 24.0 mi
  • North Pit: 24.2 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 24.4 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 24.5 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Grudging Cabin: 10.6 mi
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 19.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • W: 19.4 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 23.0 mi
  • C: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Buck Hannen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reeds PeakE 82°3,048 m19.2 mi
Sheep MountainENE 69°2,978 m18.9 mi
Aspen MountainE 85°2,922 m16.2 mi
Black MountainN 352°2,831 m19.2 mi
Black PeakS 175°2,745 m13.4 mi
Rocky PointE 85°2,744 m12.4 mi
Signal PeakS 179°2,737 m12.3 mi
Spring MountainNE 55°2,724 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0519:4920:26
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:1316:3317:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146525867717064544437
Precip in1.00.90.70.40.50.72.73.11.81.21.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gila HOT Springs, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904131 — Buck Hannen Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592507

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