Hat Top Mountain
Hat Top Mountain rises to 1,703 m in New Mexico. Hachita Peak stands 2,016 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Baldy, a peak 0.8 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Luna County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,703 m
How to reach it
38 named places within 25 miles
- Old Baldy: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Flying W Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Deer Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Old Hachita: 16.9 mi
- Gage: 18.6 mi
- Separ: 22.7 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Hachita Historic Marker: 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hat Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hachita Peak | WSW 244° | 2,016 m | 19.7 mi |
| Flying W Mountain | SE 132° | 1,892 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 281° | 1,888 m | 1.9 mi |
| Lalacha Peak | WSW 245° | 1,784 m | 20.1 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | N 0° | 1,765 m | 23.8 mi |
| Playas Peak | WSW 257° | 1,759 m | 20.8 mi |
| Apache Peak | SW 223° | 1,754 m | 11.6 mi |
| Valiente Peak | SE 129° | 1,744 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hachita 1W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 889820 — Hat Top Mountain, Luna County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357574733
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