Custer Mountain
Custer Mountain rises to 985 m in New Mexico. Red Hill stands 1,010 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Baldy, a peak 1.9 miles away. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 985 m
How to reach it
32 named places within 25 miles
- North Park: 7.6 mi
- Jal Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
- Jal Schools Softball and Little League Fields: 7.9 mi
- Jal Lake Park: 8.3 mi
- Jal General Camp Park: 8.5 mi
- Winkler County Courthouse: 24.0 mi
- Colonel C. M. Winkler: 24.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 24.0 mi
- The Community Church: 24.1 mi
- Old Duval Townsite: 24.2 mi
- The Trail Ahead: 7.4 mi
- Southeast corner of New Mexico: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Custer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | WSW 251° | 1,010 m | 19.0 mi |
| Old Baldy | E 83° | 988 m | 1.9 mi |
| Kermit Sand Hills | ESE 122° | 930 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:28 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:16 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ochoa, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357608833
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