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Deer Mountain

Deer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Mountain rises to 1,764 m in New Mexico. Wind Mountain stands 2,218 m to the east, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top, a peak 1.4 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 15 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49024104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1764 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.02205, -105.54830

30 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
  • Flat Top: 1.4 mi
  • San Antonio Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Wind Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Washburn Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Chattfield Mountain: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Wind Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 2.0 mi
  • Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 4.6 mi
  • Alamo Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.1 mi
  • Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • Dell City Park: 20.9 mi
  • Trail West Park: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Victoria's garden: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind MountainE 83°2,218 m1.9 mi
San Antonio MountainS 181°2,136 m1.9 mi
Alamo MountainW 278°2,031 m5.3 mi
Chattfield MountainSE 128°1,935 m2.9 mi
Chattfield MountainESE 123°1,904 m2.7 mi
Flat TopNNW 329°1,869 m1.4 mi
Naville MountainWSW 254°1,822 m23.1 mi
Deer MountainWSW 248°1,792 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:14
June solstice05:5719:3620:12
September equinox06:5118:2819:00
December solstice07:0016:2517:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654606977797772614942
Precip in0.70.50.30.20.60.82.51.81.61.10.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornudas SVC STN, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357572596

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