Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 1,248 m in New Mexico. Cedar Hill stands 1,407 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlas Missile Site 579-11, a historic site 3.6 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,248 m
How to reach it
57 named places within 25 miles
- Delta West Park: 11.0 mi
- Asa Guffey Park: 11.3 mi
- Linda Vista Park: 11.4 mi
- Berrendo Park: 11.6 mi
- Del Norte Park: 12.1 mi
- Atlas Missile Site 579-11: 3.6 mi
- Roswell Historic Marker: 8.9 mi
- Memorial Point: 12.7 mi
- Iron Cross: 13.1 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Panther Hill: 5.0 mi
- Round Top: 10.1 mi
- Blackwater Hill: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Hill: 18.7 mi
- Comanche Hill: 18.7 mi
- McBride Museum: 12.6 mi
- Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art: 13.0 mi
- Roswell Museum and Art Center: 13.1 mi
- Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico: 13.5 mi
- International UFO Museum & Research Center: 13.7 mi
- Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 21.9 mi
- Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 7.5 mi
- R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill | WNW 283° | 1,407 m | 18.7 mi |
| Blackwater Hill | WSW 242° | 1,334 m | 14.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,242 m | 24.9 mi |
| Round Top | N 5° | 1,239 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mesa Diablo | ESE 108° | 1,208 m | 24.3 mi |
| Panther Hill | ENE 66° | 1,143 m | 5.0 mi |
| Comanche Hill | SE 129° | 1,110 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:17 | 16:55 |
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 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roswell Climat, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583821
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