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Canjilon Mountain

Canjilon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.56835, -106.35170

114 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
Springs: 22
  • 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
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • 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
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Mars Polar Lander: 17.9 mi
  • Pink Flamingo: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaN 350°3,477 m18.4 mi
Brazos PeakN 354°3,440 m16.7 mi
Peñasco AmarilloNNW 339°3,233 m10.0 mi
Jawbone MountainNNE 27°3,232 m13.6 mi
Cerro SaragateN 357°3,230 m5.1 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainNNW 339°3,204 m21.8 mi
Olguin MesaNNE 15°3,183 m19.0 mi
Banco JulianNNE 19°3,174 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4819:4920:28
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1516:1416:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835425161666457463526
Precip in2.01.71.91.51.80.82.02.82.11.71.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357610912

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