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Capitol Dome

Capitol Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Capitol Dome rises to 1,804 m in New Mexico. Florida Peak stands 2,266 m to the southeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Point, a peak 1.6 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

hill in Luna County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49018032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1804 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.14231, -107.64697

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Parks: 14
  • Florida Park: 9.7 mi
  • South Park: 9.8 mi
  • Lloyd Pratz Athletic Complex: 10.2 mi
  • Triangle Park: 10.5 mi
  • Luna County Courthouse Park Historic Site: 10.5 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Florida PeakSE 130°2,266 m1.9 mi
South PeakS 177°2,156 m6.0 mi
Gym PeakSSE 155°2,146 m5.8 mi
Baldy PeakSSE 160°2,121 m3.9 mi
North PeakSSW 195°1,772 m16.0 mi
Middle PeakSSW 193°1,747 m16.4 mi
South PeakSSW 192°1,712 m16.7 mi
Massacre PeakN 356°1,690 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:23
June solstice06:0519:4520:21
September equinox07:0018:3619:09
December solstice07:0816:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653606979817973635142
Precip in0.50.60.30.20.10.61.92.01.10.70.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deming Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357571566

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