Chaves Mountain
Chaves Mountain rises to 2,135 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49019885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2135 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cub Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Cub Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Snaggletooth: 3.6 mi
- Godfrey Peak: 4.2 mi
- Willow Hill: 4.3 mi
- City Park: 9.3 mi
- Carrizozo Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 9.4 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 9.4 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 9.6 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 9.6 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 17.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 19.1 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 19.1 mi
- Robsart: 16.3 mi
- White Oaks: 19.1 mi
- Padilla Springs: 8.7 mi
- Donkey Statue: 9.6 mi
- The Palisades: 11.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 12.8 mi
- Old Mill: 19.3 mi
- Fox Cave: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Chaves Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSE 150° | 3,620 m | 10.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 147° | 3,518 m | 9.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 136° | 3,276 m | 10.0 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SE 145° | 3,111 m | 6.7 mi |
| Nogal Peak | E 98° | 2,966 m | 5.7 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ESE 118° | 2,942 m | 11.2 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NE 38° | 2,932 m | 16.1 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NE 38° | 2,932 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 887463 — Chaves Mountain, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357571894
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