Grass Mountain
Grass Mountain rises to 3,002 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowles Recreation Site, a park 1.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49033010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,002 m
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.4 mi off the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 18.6 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Ski Santa Fe Overlook · 9 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook Observation Site · 10 mi
- Vista Grande Overlook · 10 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic Site · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mount Barker: 5.2 mi
- Elk Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Spring Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Rosilla Peak: 6.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.1 mi
- Blue Bike: 14.8 mi
- Big Cola Can: 17.3 mi
- Moose: 17.5 mi
- St. Francis: 18.1 mi
- Cowles Recreation Site: 1.8 mi
- Terrero Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Big Rocks Glade: 8.6 mi
- Cody's Glade: 9.0 mi
- Santa Fe Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Jamie Koch: 4.5 mi
- Henry Duke Windsor 1877-1933: 9.6 mi
- Agua Sarca Cabin: 11.2 mi
- Careflight 5 Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Two Mile Dam and Reservoir: 17.3 mi
- Water History Museum: 18.6 mi
- Verve Abode: 19.2 mi
- Aaron Payne Fine Art: 19.2 mi
- Cleveland Roller Mill Museum: 19.2 mi
- Carole LaRoche: 19.2 mi
- Connells Cabin Historic Site: 4.2 mi
- Nun's corner: 15.9 mi
- Tesuque: 18.8 mi
- Allison Dormitory Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- Camel Rock: 19.5 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 16.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 16.9 mi
- Terrace Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Adam Gabriel Armijo Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Schepps' Garden: 18.9 mi
- Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 9.0 mi
- Aspen Vista Picnic ground: 10.4 mi
- Rainy Day Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
- Big Pine: 11.7 mi
- Dalton Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Wesner Spring/Mine: 4.9 mi
- Cienega Redonda Spring: 9.8 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 12.0 mi
- Hermit's Spring: 12.9 mi
- Loring Spring: 22.6 mi
- Pecos Falls: 9.2 mi
- Quemado Falls: 11.5 mi
- Hyde Park Falls: 12.5 mi
- Rio en Medio Falls: 13.0 mi
- Eldorado's Community Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Bishop John Lamy Grant: 23.8 mi
- New Mexico Wildlife Center: 24.5 mi
- Las Ruedas: 22.2 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Grass Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Truchas Peak | N 355° | 3,976 m | 10.7 mi |
| Truchas Peak | N 356° | 3,975 m | 10.0 mi |
| North Truchas Peak | N 0° | 3,956 m | 11.1 mi |
| Chimayosos Peak | N 7° | 3,914 m | 10.9 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | NNE 13° | 3,904 m | 16.8 mi |
| Santa Fe Baldy | W 278° | 3,847 m | 7.1 mi |
| Trouble | NNE 24° | 3,847 m | 13.9 mi |
| Pecos Baldy | NNW 343° | 3,806 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:14 | 16:53 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gascon, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594601
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