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Flat Top

Flat Top, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Top rises to 1,869 m in New Mexico. Wind Mountain stands 2,218 m to the east-southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 17 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49029425, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1869 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.03927, -105.56053

30 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Nature reserves: 4
  • Wind Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.1 mi
  • Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 4.0 mi
  • Alamo Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 4.4 mi
  • Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 4.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • Dell City Park: 22.0 mi
  • Trail West Park: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Victoria's garden: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind MountainESE 110°2,218 m2.8 mi
San Antonio MountainSSE 168°2,136 m3.1 mi
Cerro Alto MountainWSW 255°2,043 m24.9 mi
Alamo MountainW 264°2,031 m4.6 mi
Chattfield MountainSE 135°1,935 m4.2 mi
Chattfield MountainSE 132°1,904 m4.0 mi
Naville MountainWSW 251°1,822 m22.7 mi
Deer MountainWSW 245°1,792 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:14
June solstice05:5719:3620:12
September equinox06:5118:2819:00
December solstice07:0016:2517:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654606977797772614942
Precip in0.70.50.30.20.60.82.51.81.61.10.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornudas SVC STN, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899635 — Flat Top, Otero County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357585910

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