Kiowa Mountain
Kiowa Mountain rises to 2,967 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Rock, a peak 3.5 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49041848, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,967 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 24 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 26 mi
96 named places within 25 miles
- Big Rock: 3.5 mi
- Tusas Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Quartzite Peak: 4.8 mi
- Red Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Mesa de la Jarita: 7.1 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 5.2 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 5.8 mi
- Moeller Spring: 9.6 mi
- Ojito Azul: 9.9 mi
- Fifteen Springs: 10.5 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 18.1 mi
- Earthship Community: 19.7 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 20.4 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: 22.0 mi
- John Dunn Bridge and Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 20.5 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 20.8 mi
- Rio Grande Gorge State Park: 21.9 mi
- Petroglyphs: 23.6 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 8.2 mi
- Davy Museum: 13.2 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 10.6 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 18.7 mi
- Comanche Rim: 14.9 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Hopewell: 11.3 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 18.1 mi
- Brazos Falls: 21.0 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 21.9 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kiowa Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mesa | NW 314° | 3,477 m | 23.5 mi |
| Brazos Peak | NW 313° | 3,440 m | 21.4 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | W 262° | 3,326 m | 14.1 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | NNE 14° | 3,326 m | 18.7 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | WNW 293° | 3,233 m | 19.0 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | NW 323° | 3,232 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | WNW 282° | 3,230 m | 14.5 mi |
| Olguin Mesa | NNW 331° | 3,183 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907563 — Kiowa Mountain, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357595619
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