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Camaleon

Camaleon, seen from above at true elevation

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. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 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
2120 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.29257, -105.52917

27 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Attractions: 1
  • The Ollie D Tourist House: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gallinas MountainsWSW 258°2,631 m15.1 mi
West Turkey ConeW 259°2,546 m16.2 mi
Gallinas PeakWSW 258°2,523 m15.3 mi
Rough MountainWSW 245°2,477 m13.1 mi
Lackey PointWSW 250°2,452 m13.9 mi
Cougar MountainWSW 256°2,280 m11.2 mi
Tecolote PeakSSW 212°2,225 m17.4 mi
Duran MesaNNE 18°2,150 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:14
June solstice05:5119:4120:18
September equinox06:5118:2719:00
December solstice07:0516:1816:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363844516070727065554436
Precip in0.60.60.60.71.21.33.33.21.91.70.81.1

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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