Caballo Cone
Caballo Cone rises to 1,835 m in New Mexico. Timber Mountain stands 2,291 m to the south, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Mountain, a peak 0.1 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1835 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 2.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 11.3 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
76 named places within 25 miles
- Turtle Mountain: 0.1 mi
- Water Tank Hill: 4.1 mi
- Elephant Butte: 4.6 mi
- Mud Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Lone Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.1 mi
- Ralph Edwards Park: 2.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 2.3 mi
- Pool Park: 2.4 mi
- Geronimos Spring Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 2.5 mi
- Palomas Gap: 3.5 mi
- Unknown Arch: 5.7 mi
- Long Point: 9.5 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Zapata: 14.1 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 14.1 mi
- Alamocita: 14.1 mi
- Aleman: 14.9 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 2.4 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 2.6 mi
- Black Range Museum: 23.3 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 2.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 11.3 mi
- Red Cliff: 13.1 mi
- White Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Libby Spring: 20.1 mi
- Derry Warm Spring: 21.3 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 2.2 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 2.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caballo Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Mountain | S 181° | 2,291 m | 9.5 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | S 179° | 2,240 m | 11.7 mi |
| Thumb Tank Peak | WNW 293° | 2,089 m | 22.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | WNW 298° | 2,075 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cross O Peak | WNW 288° | 2,044 m | 23.3 mi |
| Panther Peak | WNW 283° | 1,993 m | 17.4 mi |
| Miller Mesa | W 268° | 1,977 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,977 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truth OR Consequences, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357571388
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