Fraser Mountain
Fraser Mountain rises to 3,701 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the south-southeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull-of-the-Woods Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,701 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 27.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 16 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 18 mi
- Base Camp View · 27 mi
- U S Hill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bull-of-the-Woods Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Walter: 1.7 mi
- Kachina Peak: 2.0 mi
- Wheeler Peak: 2.0 mi
- Simpson Peak: 2.5 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 9.1 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 9.4 mi
- San Geronimo (St. Jerome) de Taos Mission ruins: 12.1 mi
- Taos Pueblo: 12.1 mi
- Hematite Park: 6.0 mi
- Foster Park: 6.4 mi
- Brandenburg Park: 8.6 mi
- Enchanted Forest: 8.6 mi
- Softball Field Park: 8.6 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 12.0 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 12.1 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 12.1 mi
- Shortcut: 13.0 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 14.6 mi
- Little Red School House: 8.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 9.6 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 13.5 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 14.4 mi
- Bent House Museum: 14.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 9.0 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 18.9 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 24.7 mi
- Eagle: 9.2 mi
- Questa Apple: 11.8 mi
- Native Art: 13.6 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 14.8 mi
- Red Horse: 15.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 10.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 14.7 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Palisades: 15.3 mi
- Betty's Bra: 24.1 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- La Vinateria: 15.6 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- La Belle: 14.1 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.3 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Fraser Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | SSE 166° | 4,011 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Walter | SSE 159° | 3,996 m | 1.7 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | SSE 159° | 3,989 m | 2.9 mi |
| Simpson Peak | SSE 166° | 3,953 m | 2.5 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | SSW 205° | 3,929 m | 2.6 mi |
| Venado Peak | NNW 345° | 3,880 m | 14.8 mi |
| Gold Hill | NNW 337° | 3,872 m | 4.4 mi |
| Latir Mesa | NNW 349° | 3,870 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906384 — Fraser Mountain, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594322
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