Cow Mountain
Cow Mountain rises to 2,858 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Point, a park 1.9 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2858 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 28.5 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 28 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sierra Blanca Peak: 3.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Grindstone Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Monjeau Peak: 4.2 mi
- Windy Point: 1.9 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Sierra Blanca Historical Marker: 3.5 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 4.1 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 4.2 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 4.7 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 9.2 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 9.3 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 13.4 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 15.7 mi
- Fox Cave: 13.4 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 22.3 mi
- Old Mill: 6.6 mi
- Padilla Springs: 11.2 mi
- The Palisades: 14.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 15.6 mi
- Donkey Statue: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Cow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | W 273° | 3,620 m | 3.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 290° | 3,518 m | 3.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 320° | 3,276 m | 3.0 mi |
| White Horse Hill | NW 308° | 3,111 m | 6.3 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NNW 340° | 2,966 m | 9.2 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | NNE 14° | 2,942 m | 4.2 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | N 3° | 2,932 m | 22.1 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | N 3° | 2,932 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357593504
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