Canjilon Mountain
Canjilon Mountain rises to 3,326 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Canjilón Mountain is a 10,922 feet (3,329 m). mountain approximately six miles northeast of the village of Canjilón, in the Carson National Forest. The word cajilon is the term for "deer antler" in Northern New Mexican Spanish. The mountain was so named because of its resemblance to an antler. The mountain gave its name to the nearby creek (Canjilon Creek), to the nearby lakes (Canjilon lakes), and to the village of Canjilon. Canjilón Mountain was the site of a 3.7 magnitude earthquake on June 4, 2008.
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Wikidata Q5032496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3326 m
How to reach it
114 named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 1.3 mi
- Cerro Saragate: 5.1 mi
- Mogote Peak: 5.5 mi
- Banco Lona: 6.3 mi
- Mogotito: 7.5 mi
- Canovas Spring: 2.1 mi
- Ojito Jarosito: 2.2 mi
- Alkali Spring: 2.4 mi
- Amador Spring: 3.0 mi
- Fifteen Springs: 4.1 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
- Brazos Cliffs Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- Tierra Amarilla Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
- Fort Lowell Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 18.4 mi
- TA Marker: 15.2 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Time Capsule: 23.1 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 24.8 mi
- Abiquiu Historical Marker: 24.9 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology: 17.8 mi
- Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology: 17.8 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 22.0 mi
- Georgia O'keefe museum and home: 25.0 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 20.2 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 22.0 mi
- Brazos Falls: 13.2 mi
- Brazos Falls: 13.2 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 17.9 mi
- Pink Flamingo: 24.8 mi
- Hopewell: 11.3 mi
- Echo Amphitheater Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canjilon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mesa | N 350° | 3,477 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brazos Peak | N 354° | 3,440 m | 16.7 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | NNW 339° | 3,233 m | 10.0 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | NNE 27° | 3,232 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | N 357° | 3,230 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | NNW 339° | 3,204 m | 21.8 mi |
| Olguin Mesa | NNE 15° | 3,183 m | 19.0 mi |
| Banco Julian | NNE 19° | 3,174 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610912
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