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Hat Top Mountain

Hat Top Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 41 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
1703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.96537, -108.15059

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Yucca Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Gage Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hachita PeakWSW 244°2,016 m19.7 mi
Flying W MountainSE 132°1,892 m4.4 mi
Cedar MountainW 281°1,888 m1.9 mi
Lalacha PeakWSW 245°1,784 m20.1 mi
Grandmother MountainN 0°1,765 m23.8 mi
Playas PeakWSW 257°1,759 m20.8 mi
Apache PeakSW 223°1,754 m11.6 mi
Valiente PeakSE 129°1,744 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0819:4620:22
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1016:3617:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414652596776797772615042
Precip in0.70.60.40.20.30.63.12.11.40.90.61.0

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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