Cow Mountain
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. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 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
- 2,043 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 98.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
63 named places within 25 miles
- Little Grande: 4.0 mi
- Chavez Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Sierra Grande: 9.4 mi
- Mount Clayton: 9.4 mi
- Sand Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Black Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Folsom Museum: 18.7 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 18.7 mi
- Farley: 23.1 mi
- Fisher Park: 23.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | W 274° | 2,682 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sierra Grande | NW 318° | 2,655 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pine Buttes | W 267° | 2,569 m | 22.4 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | W 266° | 2,542 m | 17.7 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | NW 318° | 2,481 m | 16.7 mi |
| Jose Butte | NW 312° | 2,471 m | 21.3 mi |
| Robinson Peak | NW 318° | 2,452 m | 20.2 mi |
| The Crater | W 264° | 2,448 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:03 | 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 | 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 887973 — Cow Mountain, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572319
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