Cinder Mountain
Cinder Mountain rises to 1,779 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilburn Hills, a peak 2.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 91 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,779 m
How to reach it
- 91.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
27 named places within 25 miles
- Kilburn Hills: 2.3 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mount Clayton: 4.8 mi
- The Hogback: 5.2 mi
- Mount Dora: 6.0 mi
- Union County Courthouse Historic Site: 20.3 mi
- Eklund Hotel Historic Site: 20.4 mi
- Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Black Bluff: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cinder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | NW 309° | 2,655 m | 23.3 mi |
| Malpie Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,241 m | 24.3 mi |
| Lonesome Mountain | W 279° | 2,123 m | 22.2 mi |
| Little Grande | NW 312° | 2,080 m | 17.0 mi |
| Dunchee Hill | NW 321° | 2,057 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cow Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,043 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Clayton | NW 307° | 2,016 m | 4.8 mi |
| Tripod Mountain | W 261° | 1,951 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grenville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 887617 — Cinder Mountain, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572044
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