Lapis Point
Lapis Point rises to 2,128 m in New Mexico. Horse Heaven stands 2,380 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagles Nest, a peak 1.1 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,128 m
How to reach it
114 named places within 25 miles
- Eagles Nest: 1.1 mi
- Wild Horse Mesa: 3.5 mi
- Gonzales Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Carter Mesa: 6.8 mi
- B S Mesa: 7.6 mi
- Gonzales Wash Riparian Area: 5.0 mi
- Gonzalez Canyon-Senon S. Vigil Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 5.0 mi
- Martin Apodaco Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 6.1 mi
- Rock House-Nestor Martin Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 7.2 mi
- Margarita Martinez Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 7.8 mi
- The Python: 18.4 mi
- Hoodoos: 18.4 mi
- Hoodoo Cove: 18.4 mi
- Hoodoo: 18.5 mi
- The Bat: 18.5 mi
- Dufers Point: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lapis Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Heaven | E 94° | 2,380 m | 24.2 mi |
| Laguna Seca Mesa | N 3° | 2,319 m | 18.9 mi |
| Gobernador Knob | N 0° | 2,316 m | 17.4 mi |
| Devils Mesa | NNE 13° | 2,306 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wild Horse Mesa | ENE 67° | 2,292 m | 3.5 mi |
| Vigas Mesa | NNE 13° | 2,288 m | 18.7 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | NNE 16° | 2,270 m | 22.8 mi |
| Chosa Mesa | NNE 22° | 2,264 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:18 | 16:58 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lybrook, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899713 — Lapis Point, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586057
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