Jose Butte
Jose Butte rises to 2,471 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49040234, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2471 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Robinson Peak: 2.4 mi
- Twin Buttes: 2.8 mi
- Cinder Butte: 3.4 mi
- Griego Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Gringo Peak: 3.9 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 5.0 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Fisher Park: 6.9 mi
- Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
- Folsom Museum: 7.7 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 16.8 mi
- Scouting Museum: 22.4 mi
- Raton Museum: 22.5 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 19.3 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 20.4 mi
- Grave: 20.6 mi
- south finial: 22.5 mi
- north finial: 22.5 mi
- Raton: 22.8 mi
- Prestons Point: 5.7 mi
- Devils Point: 22.2 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 7.6 mi
- Star: 22.8 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Yankee: 18.0 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Jose Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | SSW 210° | 2,682 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sierra Grande | SE 127° | 2,655 m | 12.0 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | WNW 299° | 2,625 m | 13.2 mi |
| Dale Mountain | NW 316° | 2,588 m | 11.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 320° | 2,569 m | 8.6 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | S 187° | 2,542 m | 15.8 mi |
| Madrid Peak | NW 324° | 2,498 m | 10.7 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,486 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898345 — Jose Butte, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583642
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