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Camel Mountain

Camel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Camel Mountain rises to 1,408 m in New Mexico. Cox Peak stands 1,806 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Hill, a peak 4.9 miles away. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017713, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1408 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.79296, -107.30041

20 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 14
Parks: 3
  • Parque Central: 19.3 mi
  • Gazebo Plaza Park: 20.1 mi
  • Albert Fields Park: 20.3 mi
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kilbourne Hole ACEC: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cox PeakENE 57°1,806 m15.3 mi
Mount RileyENE 57°1,794 m15.3 mi
South PeakWNW 288°1,712 m24.9 mi
Potrillo PeakNNE 30°1,607 m10.5 mi
Guzmans Lookout MountainENE 65°1,442 m4.9 mi
Black HillsN 11°1,403 m11.1 mi
Aden CraterNE 36°1,364.6 m23.8 mi
Eagle NestNNW 344°1,347 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4919:21
June solstice06:0519:4320:19
September equinox06:5818:3519:07
December solstice07:0616:3317:10

Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455057647382838176665345
Precip in0.60.40.40.10.30.92.71.91.20.80.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357571464

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