El Cuervo Butte
El Cuervo Butte rises to 2,107 m in New Mexico. South Mountain stands 2,665 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Estancia Historical Marker, a park 6.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.4 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2107 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.1 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 23.9 mi off the Turquoise Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Village Vista · 29 mi
54 named places within 25 miles
- Lobo Hill: 11.3 mi
- Mesa las Tapia: 12.6 mi
- Mesa las Mulas: 12.8 mi
- Mesa el Toro: 13.2 mi
- Mesa Las Tapias: 14.2 mi
- Lake Estancia Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Greggs Trail Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
- Stanley Community Park: 8.6 mi
- White Sports complex (closed): 11.3 mi
- Crossley Park: 12.4 mi
- Lewis Auto Museum: 11.4 mi
- US Southwest Soaring Museum: 11.4 mi
- Moriarty Historical Society Museum: 12.6 mi
- McCall's Pumpkin Patch: 13.6 mi
- Henderson Store: 24.1 mi
- BME: 18.5 mi
- Happy Firetruck: 24.4 mi
- Memorial of Perpetual Tears: 12.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 15.4 mi
- Wildlife West Nature Park: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Cuervo Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,665 m | 22.0 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | WNW 301° | 2,498 m | 22.3 mi |
| Oro Quay Peak | WNW 303° | 2,483 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cerro Encinoso | NNE 26° | 2,313 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pedernal Mountain | SE 145° | 2,301 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cerro Columbo | WNW 301° | 2,290 m | 23.4 mi |
| Arrowhead Point | NNE 26° | 2,279 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hurtado Mesa | NE 43° | 2,270 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:17 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley 2 NNE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888807 — El Cuervo Butte, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357573209
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