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Burned Mountain

Burned Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burned Mountain rises to 3,101 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Moeller Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3101 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.67779, -106.21225

Overlooks nearby

104 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Springs: 21
  • Moeller Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Yolanda Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Butterfly Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Ojito Azul: 6.3 mi
  • Fifteen Springs: 6.9 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Brazos Cliffs: 11.2 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 12.0 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 12.7 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 13.0 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 13.1 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Mars Polar Lander: 23.0 mi
  • Bull: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burned Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaNW 315°3,477 m15.1 mi
Brazos PeakNW 314°3,440 m13.1 mi
Canjilon MountainSW 226°3,326 m10.8 mi
San Antonio MountainNE 40°3,326 m16.5 mi
Osier MountainNNW 346°3,272 m24.5 mi
Peñasco AmarilloW 279°3,233 m11.4 mi
Jawbone MountainNNW 341°3,232 m4.8 mi
Cerro SaragateWSW 253°3,230 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:4920:28
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1416:1316:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232735425061656356453324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592584

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