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Cinder Butte

Cinder Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Cinder Butte rises to 2,240 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gringo Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2240 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.79697, -104.10859

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 4
  • Folsom Museum: 11.1 mi
  • The Old Branson Jail: 19.5 mi
  • Scouting Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Raton Museum: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Sugarite Canyon State Park: 16.8 mi
  • Coal Camp Ruins: 18.1 mi
  • Grave: 18.2 mi
  • New Mexico / Colorado state line: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Cinder Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakSSW 200°2,682 m12.6 mi
Sierra GrandeESE 116°2,655 m14.3 mi
Johnson MesaWNW 303°2,636 m14.5 mi
Towndrow PeakNW 312°2,625 m11.1 mi
Dale MountainNNW 334°2,588 m10.1 mi
Red MountainNNW 344°2,569 m8.0 mi
Pine ButtesSSW 193°2,569 m15.1 mi
Palo Blanco MountainS 174°2,542 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3819:4120:19
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0416:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341485766706862503830
Precip in0.50.51.01.01.52.33.62.91.91.10.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899584 — Cinder Butte, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357585862

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