Lee Mountain
Lee Mountain rises to 1,946 m in New Mexico. Hillsboro Peak stands 3,053 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Lake Valley Back Country Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,946 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 15 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Town Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 2.7 mi
- O Bar O Peak: 3.2 mi
- Berrenda Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Apache Hill: 3.9 mi
- Lake Valley: 3.9 mi
- Tom Eby Storage Building Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 14.5 mi
- Trinidad Andazola House Historic Site: 14.9 mi
- Ramon Baca House Historic Site: 14.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 12.4 mi
- Libby Spring: 19.1 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 20.7 mi
- 6 B Spring: 21.0 mi
- Magnum Spring: 21.3 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 21.0 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.0 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 24.1 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.4 mi
- Lake Valley: 3.8 mi
- Nutt: 14.6 mi
- Mowry City: 21.5 mi
- Black Range Museum: 14.6 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 21.1 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 21.9 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 24.1 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Peak | NNW 332° | 3,053 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | NW 322° | 2,936 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,890 m | 17.0 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 339° | 2,830 m | 21.1 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | NW 325° | 2,657 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cookes Peak | SSW 205° | 2,444 m | 13.6 mi |
| Thompson Cone | NW 319° | 2,396 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pine Flat Mountain | NW 315° | 2,385 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:32 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907921 — Lee Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357595986
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