Jar Butte
Jar Butte rises to 2,039 m in New Mexico. Mesa Negra stands 2,506 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ei-Enie, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,039 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 28 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ei-Enie: 1.3 mi
- Rabbit Butte: 1.8 mi
- Turquoise Butte: 2.3 mi
- Flour Butte: 2.6 mi
- Mesa Encantada: 2.8 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 19.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.7 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 21.8 mi
- Twin Spring: 22.4 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 22.6 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 8.9 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 17.2 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 22.1 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 23.8 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 8.7 mi
- Truman Park: 23.4 mi
- Smokey Circle: 24.0 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 24.3 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 24.6 mi
- Seama Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Sharp Point: 6.7 mi
- Crow Point: 7.3 mi
- Frog Mesa: 10.4 mi
- Acoma Museum: 5.3 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 24.5 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 24.5 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 18.3 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 22.3 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 24.1 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.1 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Jar Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Negra | W 275° | 2,506 m | 13.6 mi |
| Blue Mesa | SW 231° | 2,367 m | 11.4 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | SW 223° | 2,316 m | 10.2 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | S 185° | 2,230 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,174 m | 12.4 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | SSW 206° | 2,141 m | 5.2 mi |
| Petoch Butte | S 173° | 2,102 m | 4.6 mi |
| Picacho Peak | N 3° | 2,088 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357575551
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