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East Carrizo Cone

East Carrizo Cone, seen from above at true elevation

East Carrizo Cone rises to 2,460 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucson Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.65036, -105.61471

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
Museums: 9
  • Smokey Bear Museum: 7.6 mi
  • White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 9.9 mi
  • White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Frozen Food Locker Museum: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of East Carrizo Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra Blanca PeakSSW 211°3,620 m22.1 mi
Lookout MountainSSW 212°3,518 m21.2 mi
Buck MountainSSW 210°3,276 m19.5 mi
White Horse HillSW 220°3,111 m19.9 mi
Summit PeakESE 102°3,103 m14.8 mi
Capitan PeakESE 101°3,063 m20.5 mi
Nogal PeakSW 226°2,966 m15.2 mi
Monjeau PeakSSW 204°2,942 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:14
June solstice05:5319:4020:17
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0416:2116:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146536169706863544537
Precip in0.70.50.60.41.01.73.62.72.31.11.10.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593964

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