Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain rises to 1,789 m in New Mexico. Cuernudo Hills stands 1,935 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flatiron, a peak 1.5 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 9.2 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,789 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 46.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.9 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
25 named places within 25 miles
- Flatiron: 1.5 mi
- Turkey Head: 1.7 mi
- Gato Point: 1.8 mi
- Apache Point: 2.3 mi
- Kicking Foot Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Red Rim: 7.5 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 19.1 mi
- Mills: 22.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuernudo Hills | NW 308° | 1,935 m | 22.0 mi |
| Apache Point | NNE 18° | 1,776 m | 2.3 mi |
| Turkey Head | W 273° | 1,729 m | 1.7 mi |
| Los Cerritos | SW 231° | 1,724 m | 19.0 mi |
| El Sierro | WNW 282° | 1,706 m | 15.4 mi |
| Kicking Foot Mesa | N 1° | 1,685 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | ENE 68° | 1,682 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cerro del Miguel Antonio | WSW 246° | 1,670 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888300 — Deer Mountain, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572599
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