Cinder Butte
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
- 18.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gringo Peak: 1.3 mi
- Griego Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Jose Butte: 3.4 mi
- Dry Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Loco Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 6.2 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Fisher Park: 9.8 mi
- Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
- Folsom Museum: 11.1 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 19.5 mi
- Scouting Museum: 19.6 mi
- Raton Museum: 19.7 mi
- 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
- south finial: 19.7 mi
- north finial: 19.7 mi
- Raton: 20.0 mi
- Prestons Point: 6.4 mi
- Devils Point: 20.2 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 11.0 mi
- Star: 20.0 mi
- Yankee: 15.9 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 19.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | SSW 200° | 2,682 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sierra Grande | ESE 116° | 2,655 m | 14.3 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | WNW 303° | 2,636 m | 14.5 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NW 312° | 2,625 m | 11.1 mi |
| Dale Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,588 m | 10.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNW 344° | 2,569 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pine Buttes | SSW 193° | 2,569 m | 15.1 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | S 174° | 2,542 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
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
Take the scenic way to Cinder Butte.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.