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Centinela Mound

Centinela Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Centinela Mound rises to 1,077 m in New Mexico. Hat Mesa stands 1,194 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pecos River / Canyons Complex Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 7.7 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49019182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,077 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.23985, -103.85160

29 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Ervell M Guevara Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
  • Lovings Bend Park: 14.6 mi
  • Cass Park: 23.5 mi
  • Puckett Park: 23.8 mi
  • Hall Addition Park: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Peaks: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • HOBBS PBR 19: 17.1 mi
  • Pope's Crossing: 22.0 mi
  • M-42 Duster: 24.6 mi
  • Time Capsule: 24.9 mi
  • Alejandro R Ruiz Memorial: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hat MesaNE1,194 m20.7 mi
Tower HillNNW1,067 m18.9 mi
Sand PointNW1,032 m21.9 mi
Red HillSE1,010 m18.3 mi
Bushy KnobNW983 m13.0 mi
Tecolote PeakSW979 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:07
June solstice05:5019:3020:06
September equinox06:4418:2118:54
December solstice06:5316:1816:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444957647381838275645244
Precip in0.40.40.50.51.11.71.91.92.31.10.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waste Isolt'n Pilot PLT, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899568 — Centinela Mound, Eddy County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357585811

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