Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 1,576 m in New Mexico. Big Hatchet Peak stands 2,542 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hat Top Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035644, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,576 m
How to reach it
12 named places within 25 miles
- Hat Top Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Middle Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Pierce Peak: 7.2 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Little Top Hat Butte: 9.8 mi
- Continental Divide Trail Southern Terminus: 9.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hatchet Peak | NNW 337° | 2,542 m | 20.4 mi |
| Zeller Peak | NNW 339° | 2,244 m | 22.1 mi |
| 7K Peak | WNW 299° | 2,052 m | 24.6 mi |
| New Well Peak | N 355° | 1,910 m | 14.1 mi |
| Pierce Peak | NW 324° | 1,872 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hilo Peak | W 276° | 1,811 m | 19.8 mi |
| Middle Mountain | W 267° | 1,660 m | 6.8 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | W 267° | 1,652 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 19:46 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:38 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900921 — Haystack Mountain, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357587947
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