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El Tintero

El Tintero, seen from above at true elevation

El Tintero rises to 2,197 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2197 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.33364, -107.94201

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
  • Twin Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Mirabel Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 18.5 mi
  • Many Mexican Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Owl Spring: 19.5 mi
Parks: 13
  • Josephine Elkins Park: 10.8 mi
  • McElroy Park: 11.6 mi
  • Neighborhood Park: 13.1 mi
  • Smokey Circle: 13.3 mi
  • Fire and Ice Park: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 4
  • Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Cibola County History Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Cibola County History Museum: 13.4 mi
  • New Mexico Mining Museum: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 6.1 mi
  • Casamero Community ACEC: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus: 11.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of El Tintero. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TaylorESE 109°3,449 m19.9 mi
Cerro VenadaE 101°2,824 m19.2 mi
Mount SedgwickSW 218°2,819 m14.0 mi
Microwave RidgeESE 117°2,807 m21.7 mi
Lookout MountainWSW 247°2,777 m20.6 mi
Mount PowellWNW 299°2,653 m19.1 mi
Gallo PeakS 182°2,642 m21.4 mi
Salitre MesaSW 231°2,625 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5819:5320:31
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:1816:2417:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303541485667706861503930
Precip in0.80.60.60.60.70.62.02.41.40.90.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591474

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