Haystack Butte
Haystack Butte rises to 1,267 m in New Mexico. San Juan Mesa stands 1,447 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Haystack, a peak 0.8 miles away. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,267 m
How to reach it
15 named places within 25 miles
- Little Haystack: 0.8 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 5.3 mi
- La Espiata Peak: 11.9 mi
- Palma Mesa: 13.7 mi
- La Espia Peak: 17.8 mi
- Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 10.2 mi
- North Pecos River Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 13.2 mi
- Old Frazier Schoolhouse: 14.6 mi
- Atlas Missile Site 579-4: 24.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Haystack Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Mesa | NE 55° | 1,447 m | 22.0 mi |
| Little Haystack | SW 215° | 1,255 m | 0.8 mi |
| Palma Mesa | SSE 149° | 1,255 m | 13.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,242 m | 5.3 mi |
| Round Top | W 260° | 1,239 m | 24.2 mi |
| La Espia Peak | NNW 346° | 1,226 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sardine Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,212 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mesa Diablo | S 185° | 1,208 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:35 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:15 | 16:53 |
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 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Lakes WL Refuge, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357574784
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