Horseshoe Mountain
Horseshoe Mountain rises to 1,916 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Clayton, a peak 1.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,916 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 93.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
31 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Clayton: 1.1 mi
- Kilburn Hills: 2.3 mi
- The Hogback: 3.5 mi
- Cinder Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Tripod Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Union County Courthouse Historic Site: 24.1 mi
- Eklund Hotel Historic Site: 24.3 mi
- Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site: 24.3 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Black Bluff: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horseshoe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | NW 311° | 2,655 m | 19.4 mi |
| Malpie Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,241 m | 20.3 mi |
| Barela Mountain | W 273° | 2,174 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lonesome Mountain | W 275° | 2,123 m | 18.5 mi |
| Carr Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,104 m | 23.3 mi |
| Purvine Mesa | NNW 326° | 2,087 m | 24.4 mi |
| Little Grande | NW 317° | 2,080 m | 13.2 mi |
| Purvine Hills | NNW 327° | 2,080 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grenville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357584039
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