Lava Butte
Lava Butte rises to 1,842 m in New Mexico. Mesa Gallina stands 2,332 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South Lava Butte, a peak 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,842 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- South Lava Butte: 0.2 mi
- New Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Tsidu-Weza: 2.7 mi
- Rolling Mounds: 3.5 mi
- Casp-Druma: 4.2 mi
- Sharp Point: 4.8 mi
- Seama Mesa: 13.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 13.7 mi
- Crow Point: 18.0 mi
- Standing Rock: 22.1 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 16.7 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 18.4 mi
- Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: 20.2 mi
- Rio Puerco Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 9.5 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 13.3 mi
- Acoma Museum: 14.6 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Lava Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Gallina | SSE 155° | 2,332 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mesa Cimarron | SSE 160° | 2,261 m | 12.6 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | SW 229° | 2,230 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cerro Verde | SSE 162° | 2,173 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cerro Alesna | SSE 167° | 2,148 m | 12.9 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | W 265° | 2,141 m | 12.4 mi |
| Petoch Butte | W 265° | 2,102 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mesa Lucero | ESE 116° | 2,086 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357576124
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