Lake Mountain
Lake Mountain rises to 2,455 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucson Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,455 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Tucson Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Goat Mountain: 1.1 mi
- East Carrizo Cone: 1.9 mi
- Read Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Vera Cruz Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 8.6 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 12.2 mi
- Spencer Park: 13.0 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 13.1 mi
- Fort Stanton: 13.2 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 8.4 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 8.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 8.6 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 12.9 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 12.9 mi
- White Oaks: 8.2 mi
- Robsart: 12.1 mi
- Ancho: 20.2 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 18.5 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 20.3 mi
- Fox Cave: 20.6 mi
- Donkey Statue: 13.2 mi
- Old Mill: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Lake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSW 206° | 3,620 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 207° | 3,518 m | 20.5 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SW 215° | 3,111 m | 19.0 mi |
| Summit Peak | ESE 101° | 3,103 m | 16.8 mi |
| Capitan Peak | E 101° | 3,063 m | 22.4 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SW 220° | 2,966 m | 14.1 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSW 197° | 2,942 m | 16.2 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | WNW 298° | 2,932 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357595899
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