Elephant Back Mountain
Elephant Back Mountain rises to 1,756 m in New Mexico. Yellowjacket Peak stands 2,147 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is High Lonesome Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,756 m
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- High Lonesome Peak: 1.4 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Smith Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Clark Peak: 3.1 mi
- Tampico Peak: 3.3 mi
- Wilson Spring: 1.8 mi
- Smith Spring: 3.0 mi
- Hatch Spring: 3.5 mi
- Pearson Springs: 4.4 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 5.5 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.5 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.2 mi
- Gila Park: 14.6 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 21.4 mi
- Old Virden School: 17.3 mi
- Graves: 22.0 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Elephant Back Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowjacket Peak | NW 307° | 2,147 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bullard Peak | ESE 118° | 2,130 m | 12.4 mi |
| Treasure Mountain | E 89° | 2,129 m | 20.2 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,127 m | 14.2 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | NW 322° | 2,125 m | 12.1 mi |
| High Peak | N 352° | 2,086 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mud Spring Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,083 m | 13.8 mi |
| Nolen Peak | N 354° | 2,056 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:51 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594076
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