Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain rises to 2,827 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Creek Mesa, a peak 1.9 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49024105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,827 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 46.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 14 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 14 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Creek Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Eureka Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Mining Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Blue Bird Mesa: 3.2 mi
- Nacimiento Peak: 3.5 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 10.6 mi
- Cecilia Spring: 12.0 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 12.3 mi
- Electric Spring: 12.4 mi
- Footbath Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cuba: 9.6 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 9.7 mi
- Fenton Lake: 9.7 mi
- San Juan Basin: 14.0 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 17.1 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 13.7 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 14.4 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 14.8 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 15.4 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 17.2 mi
- Cuba Rams: 8.5 mi
- Soda Dam: 16.5 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 17.7 mi
- Human sundial: 17.7 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 19.3 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 8.7 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 9.9 mi
- Jemez State Monument: 17.4 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 13.1 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 23.3 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 9.9 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 14.7 mi
- Jemez Falls: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Deer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | E 95° | 3,558 m | 19.4 mi |
| Redondo Peak | SE 127° | 3,434 m | 16.4 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 129° | 3,265 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | E 94° | 3,225 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | E 88° | 3,174 m | 14.3 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | ESE 108° | 3,148 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | E 83° | 3,144 m | 14.2 mi |
| Indian Point | E 95° | 3,118 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:18 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Canyon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905698 — Deer Mountain, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593728
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