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El Porticito

El Porticito, seen from above at true elevation

El Porticito rises to 2,081 m in New Mexico. Escondido Mountain stands 3,000 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tejana Mesa, a peak 2.4 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2081 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.38977, -108.57146

47 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Springs: 5
  • Smith Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Zuni Spring: 22.9 mi
  • San Jose Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Los Alamos Springs: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Porticito. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escondido MountainSSE 155°3,000 m14.7 mi
Gallo PeakS 189°2,818 m24.9 mi
Fox MountainSSW 200°2,780 m23.0 mi
Agua Fria MountainS 178°2,691 m17.8 mi
Slaughter MesaSSE 162°2,670 m23.9 mi
El Caso PeakSSE 158°2,616 m18.9 mi
Veteado MountainNE 50°2,593 m19.5 mi
Techado MountainENE 60°2,490 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0319:5320:31
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:1816:3017:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888818 — El Porticito, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357573227

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