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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mountain rises to 2,180 m in New Mexico. Ladrón Peak stands 2,780 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicken Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49037343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.65172, -107.33198

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 3
  • Sharp Point: 20.0 mi
  • Hells Mesa: 24.1 mi
  • Mesa Cencerro: 24.8 mi
Parks: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Chavez Springs: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ladrón PeakSE 137°2,780 m20.6 mi
Wiley MesaWSW 254°2,528 m22.0 mi
Broom MountainW 271°2,426 m16.4 mi
Mesa GallinaNE 50°2,332 m7.2 mi
Chicken MountainE 92°2,320 m2.7 mi
Piñon MountainNW 306°2,316 m21.2 mi
Cerro del OroW 270°2,309 m8.0 mi
Victorino MesaWSW 258°2,307 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:21
June solstice05:5719:4920:26
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:1316:2417:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612929

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