La Chata Crater
La Chata Crater rises to 2,100 m in New Mexico. La Mesa stands 3,021 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Commission Land, a nature reserve 5.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 45 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49042952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,100 m
How to reach it
- 45.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.5 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 27 mi
60 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro de Ore: 5.9 mi
- Charette Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Jarosa Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Cerro Negro: 6.7 mi
- Santa Clara Mesa: 7.2 mi
- Santa Clara Hotel Historic Site: 8.2 mi
- Rayado: 20.6 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 20.9 mi
- Carl W Wildensteins House Historic Site: 22.0 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Colfax County Fairgrounds: 22.5 mi
- Coyote Creek State Park: 23.6 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 20.5 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 23.3 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 20.5 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 23.3 mi
- Fort Union Rest Area: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Chata Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Mesa | WNW 297° | 3,021 m | 24.2 mi |
| Rayado Peak | NNW 328° | 2,982 m | 24.3 mi |
| Laguna Salada Mesa | NW 310° | 2,929 m | 22.4 mi |
| Aspen Hill | NW 310° | 2,929 m | 23.0 mi |
| Crater Peak | NW 326° | 2,823 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | WNW 281° | 2,816 m | 20.0 mi |
| Turkey Mountains | SSW 213° | 2,807 m | 8.0 mi |
| La Chuacha | WNW 291° | 2,769 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocate 2 NW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357575939
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