Cub Mountain
Cub Mountain rises to 2,390 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cub Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49023295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2390 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Cub Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Chaves Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Willow Hill: 2.5 mi
- Polly Hills: 4.6 mi
- Hughes Hill: 5.1 mi
- City Park: 7.4 mi
- Carrizozo Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 7.5 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 7.5 mi
- Spencer Park: 7.8 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 7.7 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 7.7 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 17.2 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 17.3 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 18.2 mi
- Robsart: 14.3 mi
- White Oaks: 17.1 mi
- Donkey Statue: 7.6 mi
- Padilla Springs: 10.7 mi
- The Palisades: 13.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 14.8 mi
- Old Mill: 20.1 mi
- Fox Cave: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Cub Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSE 158° | 3,620 m | 12.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 156° | 3,518 m | 10.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 146° | 3,276 m | 10.9 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SSE 157° | 3,111 m | 8.0 mi |
| Nogal Peak | ESE 118° | 2,966 m | 5.6 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SE 128° | 2,942 m | 11.6 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NE 41° | 2,932 m | 14.2 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NE 41° | 2,932 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898750 — Cub Mountain, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583967
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