Cat Mountain
Cat Mountain rises to 2,213 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,213 m
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 17 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 17 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 19 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 19 mi
111 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Coyote Peak: 3.5 mi
- Mountain Lion Peak: 3.6 mi
- Domingo Peak: 8.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.8 mi
- James Vigil Park: 10.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreational Site: 13.6 mi
- Wingfield Park: 16.7 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 16.9 mi
- Windy Point: 16.9 mi
- DH Sutherland House Historic Site: 14.0 mi
- Juan Jose Gutierrez House Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- Juan Garcia House Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- High Rolls Tunnel: 16.2 mi
- Otero County Fairgrounds: 17.6 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 16.6 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 17.8 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 17.9 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 18.6 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 19.5 mi
- Old Mill: 17.5 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 17.8 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 19.6 mi
- Padilla Springs: 14.6 mi
- Karr Spring: 20.0 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 13.6 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 13.7 mi
- The Palisades: 14.2 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | NNE 21° | 3,620 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,518 m | 15.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 23° | 3,276 m | 17.1 mi |
| White Horse Hill | NNE 12° | 3,111 m | 17.7 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NNE 14° | 2,966 m | 22.7 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | NNE 29° | 2,942 m | 20.0 mi |
| Granite Knob | NNE 30° | 2,906 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cow Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,858 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tularosa, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357588003
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