Flat Top Rock
Flat Top Rock rises to 1,729 m in New Mexico. Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv stands 3,037 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Standing Rock, a peak 1.1 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.4 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49029549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,729 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 21.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 28.2 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
121 named places within 25 miles
- Standing Rock: 1.1 mi
- Blue Hill: 2.5 mi
- Skinney Rock: 2.8 mi
- Tanner Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Volcano Peak: 3.8 mi
- Mesa Verde West Rim: 15.5 mi
- Kiva Point: 15.6 mi
- Inaccessible House: 17.7 mi
- Casa Colorado: 17.8 mi
- Kodak House: 18.1 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 10.3 mi
- Doubled Walled Tower: 15.6 mi
- Four Corners Monument: 17.3 mi
- Sixteen Window House: 17.9 mi
- Double House: 18.2 mi
- Wing Spring: 7.7 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 12.0 mi
- Horse Springs: 19.1 mi
- Rock Springs: 19.9 mi
- Navajo Spring: 20.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.8 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 11.1 mi
- Echo Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Soda Point: 19.1 mi
- North Rim: 24.0 mi
- Wheeler (River Tract): 19.3 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 19.8 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 20.5 mi
- Jewett Valley (River Tracts): 22.5 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 13.2 mi
- Tohache Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Comfort Station: 19.2 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flat Top Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Peak / Wisuv Káruv | N 353° | 3,037 m | 21.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 349° | 2,863 m | 21.1 mi |
| Horse Mountain | N 352° | 2,769 m | 20.6 mi |
| The Knees | NNW 346° | 2,685 m | 17.8 mi |
| Marble Mountain | N 351° | 2,618 m | 22.9 mi |
| Piñon | NNE 23° | 2,531 m | 22.2 mi |
| Navajo Hill | NNE 33° | 2,482 m | 24.0 mi |
| Chapin Mesa | NNE 33° | 2,482 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teec NOS POS, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900026 — Flat Top Rock, San Juan County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586707
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 24 mi
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