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Dillon Mountain

Dillon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dillon Mountain rises to 2,650 m in New Mexico. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Frisco Hot Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2650 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.85478, -108.80701

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Frisco Hot Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Devil Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Cienega Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Funderburg Spring: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Parks: 2
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Dillon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainWNW 291°3,326 m19.6 mi
Escudilla LookoutWNW 290°3,315 m19.1 mi
Eagle PeakSE 133°2,970 m18.1 mi
Buzzard PeakSE 131°2,948 m18.1 mi
South MountainW 265°2,899 m20.7 mi
Turner PeakW 280°2,874 m13.8 mi
Jim Smith PeakNW 314°2,820 m13.7 mi
Gobbler PointW 267°2,820 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:27
June solstice06:0619:5320:30
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1716:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905767 — Dillon Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593806

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