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Cow Mountain

Cow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cow Mountain rises to 2,043 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Grande, a peak 4.0 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 7.4 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Union County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2043 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60419, -103.76468

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakW 274°2,682 m23.4 mi
Sierra GrandeNW 318°2,655 m9.4 mi
Pine ButtesW 267°2,569 m22.4 mi
Palo Blanco MountainW 266°2,542 m17.7 mi
Capulin MountainNW 318°2,486 m16.8 mi
Capulin MountainNW 318°2,481 m16.7 mi
Jose ButteNW 312°2,471 m21.3 mi
Robinson PeakNW 318°2,452 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3920:18
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0416:0316:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643505968727064534234
Precip in0.40.40.81.11.61.93.63.21.81.00.40.5

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 887973 — Cow Mountain, Union County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357572319

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