Hogback Butte
Hogback Butte rises to 2,108 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks Mesa, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail passes 9.0 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49036714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2108 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 10.6 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 87.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rocks Mesa: 0.0 mi
- Point of Rocks: 0.7 mi
- Black Hill: 4.6 mi
- Temple Peak: 4.8 mi
- Las Mesetas: 4.9 mi
- Point of Rocks Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
- View of the Rocks Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Marker: 1.2 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 4.2 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 13.0 mi
- Devils Point: 6.1 mi
- Grave: 10.2 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hogback Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | N 353° | 2,682 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sierra Grande | NE 39° | 2,655 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pine Buttes | N 356° | 2,569 m | 10.3 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,542 m | 11.1 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,462 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Crater | N 352° | 2,448 m | 9.2 mi |
| Trujillo Mesa | N 356° | 2,435 m | 8.1 mi |
| Dry Mesa | N 357° | 2,429 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357575073
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