Camaleon
Camaleon rises to 2,120 m in New Mexico. Gallinas Mountains stands 2,631 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Camaleon Hill, a peak 4.0 miles away. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,120 m
How to reach it
25 named places within 25 miles
- Camaleon Hill: 4.0 mi
- Round Top: 4.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 5.3 mi
- Trinchera Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 10.2 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 4.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.2 mi
- US-285 Vaughn Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camaleon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinas Mountains | WSW 258° | 2,631 m | 15.1 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | W 259° | 2,546 m | 16.2 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | WSW 258° | 2,523 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rough Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,477 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lackey Point | WSW 250° | 2,452 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,280 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | SSW 212° | 2,225 m | 17.4 mi |
| Duran Mesa | NNE 18° | 2,150 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 934322 — Camaleon, Torrance County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357614487
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