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Escondido Mountain

Escondido Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Escondido Mountain rises to 2,379 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Escondido Mesa, a peak 0.1 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2379 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.16672, -108.51590

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Springs: 32
  • San Jose Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Headwaters Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Mata Spring: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 11.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainE 92°3,102 m18.5 mi
Escondido MountainNE 55°3,000 m3.6 mi
Mangas MountainESE 124°2,925 m14.4 mi
Gallo PeakSW 218°2,818 m11.6 mi
Fox MountainWSW 240°2,780 m12.6 mi
Little Alegres MountainESE 102°2,776 m17.1 mi
Black PeakWSW 242°2,745 m20.1 mi
Tub PeakSE 132°2,725 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0419:5320:30
September equinox07:0318:3919:12
December solstice07:1716:3117:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357620206

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