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Lake Mountain

Lake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2455 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.65480, -105.64748

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
Museums: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Lake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra Blanca PeakSSW 206°3,620 m21.5 mi
Lookout MountainSSW 207°3,518 m20.5 mi
Buck MountainSSW 204°3,276 m18.9 mi
White Horse HillSW 215°3,111 m19.0 mi
Summit PeakESE 101°3,103 m16.8 mi
Capitan PeakE 101°3,063 m22.4 mi
Nogal PeakSW 220°2,966 m14.1 mi
Monjeau PeakSSW 197°2,942 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:15
June solstice05:5319:4020:17
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0416:2116:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146536169706863544537
Precip in0.70.50.60.41.01.73.62.72.31.11.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595899

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