Escondido Mountain
Escondido Mountain rises to 3,000 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hub, a peak 2.7 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,000 m
How to reach it
74 named places within 25 miles
- The Hub: 2.7 mi
- Escondido Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Escondido Mountain: 3.6 mi
- El Caso Peak: 4.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.8 mi
- San Jose Spring: 9.4 mi
- Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 12.9 mi
- Headwaters Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.7 mi
- Mata Spring: 17.2 mi
- Mangas: 8.8 mi
- Greens Gap: 19.7 mi
- Red Hill: 23.3 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 9.4 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | E 100° | 3,102 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | SE 138° | 2,925 m | 13.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SE 128° | 2,850 m | 24.6 mi |
| Horse Peak | SE 128° | 2,826 m | 24.5 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SW 222° | 2,818 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fox Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,780 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | ESE 112° | 2,776 m | 15.0 mi |
| Black Peak | WSW 241° | 2,745 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906188 — Escondido Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594133
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