Cedar Knob
Cedar Knob rises to 1,487 m in New Mexico. Hornbrook Mountain stands 2,136 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,487 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Rimrock Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Negrohead: 3.9 mi
- Dogs Head: 4.7 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 4.8 mi
- Rockhouse Seep: 3.8 mi
- Allen Seep: 4.8 mi
- Able Seep: 5.5 mi
- Peterson Spring: 22.0 mi
- Juniper Spring: 23.1 mi
- Shakespeare: 10.8 mi
- Separ: 14.9 mi
- Steins: 18.7 mi
- Old Hachita: 23.2 mi
- Shakespeare Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
- Playas Siding: 14.8 mi
- Smugglers Trail Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
- Pratt Post Office (historical): 20.8 mi
- Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- Astronomer's Paradise: 15.2 mi
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 11.7 mi
- Short Park: 12.1 mi
- Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.0 mi
- San Simon Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Cedar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornbrook Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,136 m | 21.8 mi |
| Apache Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,114 m | 19.9 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNE 26° | 1,982 m | 18.8 mi |
| Whitetop Hill | NNE 31° | 1,909 m | 21.9 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,897 m | 17.6 mi |
| Soldiers Farewell Hill | ENE 59° | 1,870 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNW 328° | 1,827 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pratt Peak | SW 228° | 1,803 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:37 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lordsburg 4 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 887336 — Cedar Knob, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571732
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