Jawbone Mountain
Jawbone Mountain rises to 3,232 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopewell, a ghost town 2.4 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,232 m
How to reach it
- 29.9 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
96 named places within 25 miles
- Burned Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Broke Off Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Olguin Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Lamy Peak: 8.1 mi
- Tusas Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Moeller Spring: 4.1 mi
- Spring Number One: 6.3 mi
- Warm Spring: 6.5 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 7.2 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 7.6 mi
- Miguel Valdez Barn Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Ramon Jaramillo House and Barn Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Blanton Log House Historic Site: 18.3 mi
- T D Buras Store Historic Site: 18.3 mi
- Gilbert Martinez Barn Historic Site: 18.3 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 2.5 mi
- Poso Park: 14.7 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 24.1 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 16.2 mi
- Davy Museum: 19.8 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 17.4 mi
- TA Marker: 17.8 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Brazos Falls: 10.5 mi
- Bull: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jawbone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mesa | WNW 303° | 3,477 m | 11.1 mi |
| Brazos Peak | WNW 300° | 3,440 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pinorealosa Mountain | NNW 341° | 3,343 m | 23.2 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | SSW 207° | 3,326 m | 13.6 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | ENE 57° | 3,326 m | 14.6 mi |
| Neff Mountain | NNW 331° | 3,318 m | 22.7 mi |
| Osier Mountain | NNW 347° | 3,272 m | 19.7 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | WSW 254° | 3,233 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595333
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