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Cow Springs Mountain

Cow Springs Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cow Springs Mountain rises to 1,709 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Grass Hill, a peak 3.6 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022470, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1709 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.45064, -108.20588

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Springs: 9
  • Grapevine Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Mud Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Peterson Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Juniper Spring: 18.1 mi
  • McCain Spring: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Adonis Pit: 21.8 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 22.0 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 22.1 mi
  • North Pit: 22.3 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Gage Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Yucca Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 2
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • C: 21.7 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakNW 306°2,445 m16.4 mi
Jacks PeakNW 305°2,428 m15.7 mi
Ferguson MountainNW 307°2,424 m16.8 mi
Kneeling NunNNE 21°2,328 m24.8 mi
Mimbres PeakNE 41°2,259 m23.5 mi
Whitehorse MountainNE 41°2,259 m23.5 mi
Hornbrook MountainW 273°2,136 m17.8 mi
Apache MountainW 270°2,114 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0719:4820:24
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1116:3517:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348556473757367574739
Precip in1.11.10.60.30.40.63.32.71.61.11.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Signal, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357582752

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