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Cerro la Mula

Cerro la Mula, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro la Mula rises to 2,354 m in New Mexico. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a ghost town 4.7 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49019479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2354 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.17866, -108.80674

98 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 53
  • Knight Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Rita Blanca Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Todd Browning Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Headwaters Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Canovas Spring: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 43
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainSW 230°3,326 m23.9 mi
Escudilla LookoutSW 229°3,315 m24.1 mi
Escondido MountainE 86°3,000 m19.6 mi
Turner PeakSW 214°2,874 m24.2 mi
Jim Smith PeakSW 217°2,820 m16.3 mi
Gallo PeakSE 136°2,818 m13.8 mi
Turner PeakSW 215°2,795 m24.1 mi
Fox MountainSE 141°2,780 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:27
June solstice06:0519:5420:31
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:1816:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593001

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