Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock rises to 2,024 m in New Mexico. Burke Point stands 2,774 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,024 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Vista Overlook · 21 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pueblo Park Spring: 1.6 mi
- Hinkle Spring: 3.9 mi
- Devil Spring: 4.6 mi
- Flying T Spring: 4.6 mi
- Tige Spring: 4.8 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Black Bull Peak: 4.1 mi
- Devils Monument: 4.3 mi
- Bonanza Bill Point: 5.0 mi
- Tige Rim: 3.6 mi
- Devils Washboard: 11.7 mi
- Turtle Rock: 13.7 mi
- Burke Point: 13.9 mi
- Windy Point: 16.9 mi
- Dangerous Park: 2.6 mi
- Crabtree Park: 19.9 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 21.2 mi
- Yequas Park: 23.1 mi
- N Bar Park: 24.8 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 15.6 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 16.9 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 17.6 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 17.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 20.0 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Chitty Falls: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Chimney Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Point | WNW 290° | 2,774 m | 14.7 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,673 m | 7.1 mi |
| San Francisco | NNE 28° | 2,618 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,612 m | 9.9 mi |
| San Francisco Mountains | N 11° | 2,580 m | 7.6 mi |
| Horse Mesa | N 5° | 2,572 m | 9.3 mi |
| W S Mountain | SW 225° | 2,563 m | 6.9 mi |
| Black Bull Peak | NNE 12° | 2,551 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905107 — Chimney Rock, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593269
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