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Jar Butte

Jar Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
2039 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.94088, -107.50838

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
Springs: 8
  • 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
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesa NegraW 275°2,506 m13.6 mi
Blue MesaSW 231°2,367 m11.4 mi
Piñon MountainSW 223°2,316 m10.2 mi
Blue Water MesaS 185°2,230 m13.8 mi
Wheat MountainNNE 24°2,174 m12.4 mi
Southwest PlazaSSW 206°2,141 m5.2 mi
Petoch ButteS 173°2,102 m4.6 mi
Picacho PeakN 3°2,088 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4919:22
June solstice05:5719:5020:28
September equinox06:5918:3519:08
December solstice07:1516:2417:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844516070747165534133
Precip in0.50.40.50.50.60.51.91.91.20.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357575551

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