Flatiron
Flatiron rises to 1,589 m in New Mexico. Cuernudo Hills stands 1,935 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1589 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 45.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.5 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
28 named places within 25 miles
- Deer Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Red Tongue Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Apache Point: 2.7 mi
- Gato Point: 3.0 mi
- Mesa Cortada: 3.0 mi
- Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 19.3 mi
- New Goodnight Trail Historical Marker: 19.3 mi
- Mills Canyon Historical Marker: 23.2 mi
- Red Rim: 9.0 mi
- Mills: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flatiron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuernudo Hills | NW 307° | 1,935 m | 23.3 mi |
| Deer Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,789 m | 1.5 mi |
| Apache Point | NNW 344° | 1,776 m | 2.7 mi |
| Turkey Head | W 277° | 1,729 m | 3.1 mi |
| Los Cerritos | SW 234° | 1,724 m | 20.0 mi |
| El Sierro | WNW 282° | 1,706 m | 16.8 mi |
| Kicking Foot Mesa | NNW 340° | 1,685 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | NE 52° | 1,682 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357573779
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