Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain rises to 1,675 m in New Mexico. Hachita Peak stands 2,016 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Knob, a peak 2.9 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49024101, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1675 m
How to reach it
41 named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Knob: 2.9 mi
- Round Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Hat Top Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Old Hachita: 13.5 mi
- Gage: 18.0 mi
- Separ: 18.3 mi
- Yucca Plains Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- Cookes Wagon Road Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- Basin and Range Country Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- Hachita Historic Marker: 8.0 mi
- Playas Siding: 23.1 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 16.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hachita Peak | SW 232° | 2,016 m | 17.2 mi |
| Flying W Mountain | SE 124° | 1,892 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SE 127° | 1,888 m | 3.0 mi |
| Lalacha Peak | SW 232° | 1,784 m | 17.5 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | NNE 11° | 1,765 m | 22.1 mi |
| Playas Peak | WSW 247° | 1,759 m | 17.4 mi |
| Apache Peak | SSW 199° | 1,754 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bessie Rhoads Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,752 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hachita 1W, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888301 — Deer Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572602
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