Carr Mountain
Carr Mountain rises to 2,104 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the south-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,104 m
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 113.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Purvine Hills: 2.5 mi
- Purvine Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Dunchee Hill: 3.2 mi
- Emery Peak: 4.8 mi
- Folsom Museum: 6.2 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 14.2 mi
- Fisher Park: 10.6 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 15.0 mi
- Black Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Prestons Point: 16.0 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 9.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Carr Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | SSW 205° | 2,655 m | 8.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,569 m | 19.7 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | SW 223° | 2,542 m | 22.1 mi |
| Madrid Peak | WNW 293° | 2,498 m | 21.1 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,481 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jose Butte | W 268° | 2,471 m | 13.3 mi |
| Robinson Peak | W 271° | 2,452 m | 11.0 mi |
| Dry Mesa | W 266° | 2,429 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 887216 — Carr Mountain, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571615
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