Capulin Mountain
Capulin Mountain rises to 2,486 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018072, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,486 m
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 111.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mud Hill: 1.5 mi
- Baby Capulin: 2.8 mi
- Robinson Peak: 3.5 mi
- Jose Butte: 4.9 mi
- Twin Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Fisher Park: 7.6 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 8.8 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 24.1 mi
- Prestons Point: 9.7 mi
- Devils Point: 22.7 mi
- Black Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Folsom Museum: 5.1 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 16.6 mi
- Grave: 22.1 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 24.2 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 5.0 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Yankee: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Capulin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | SW 228° | 2,682 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sierra Grande | SE 137° | 2,655 m | 7.4 mi |
| Dale Mountain | NW 309° | 2,588 m | 15.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 310° | 2,569 m | 13.2 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,542 m | 15.2 mi |
| Madrid Peak | NW 315° | 2,498 m | 15.1 mi |
| Jose Butte | WNW 293° | 2,471 m | 4.9 mi |
| Robinson Peak | NW 319° | 2,452 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357571589
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