Circle Butte
Circle Butte rises to 2,241 m in New Mexico. Gobbler Knob stands 2,391 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Zuni Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2241 m
How to reach it
34 named places within 25 miles
- Santa Rita Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Moreno Hill: 3.7 mi
- Los Pilares: 10.8 mi
- Mesita De Yeso: 12.3 mi
- Flattop Mesa: 13.4 mi
- Zuni Spring: 2.2 mi
- Cabin Spring: 4.3 mi
- Marez Spring: 5.3 mi
- Cantaralo Spring: 7.3 mi
- Los Alamos Springs: 7.4 mi
- Red Cliffs: 4.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Circle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobbler Knob | E 89° | 2,391 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mesa Tinaja | ESE 123° | 2,355 m | 20.1 mi |
| Chimney Hill | ENE 75° | 2,354 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cimarron Mesa | S 183° | 2,348 m | 24.5 mi |
| Red Hill | SSW 191° | 2,338 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tejana Mesa | SE 132° | 2,326 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cerro Blanco | E 89° | 2,319 m | 18.5 mi |
| Santa Rita Mesa | E 92° | 2,299 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fence Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357572048
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