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Little Alegres Mountain

Little Alegres Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Alegres Mountain rises to 2,776 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the north-northeast, 3.4 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2776 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.11367, -108.22312

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Springs: 10
  • San Jose Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Tularosa Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Damian Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Rock Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Mangas Schoolhouse: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Dead Horse Mesa: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Alegres Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alegres MountainNNE 31°3,102 m3.4 mi
Escondido MountainWNW 293°3,000 m15.0 mi
Mangas MountainSW 228°2,925 m6.4 mi
Madre MountainNE 56°2,870 m22.9 mi
Davenport LookoutENE 56°2,851 m21.2 mi
Horse MountainSSE 150°2,850 m10.9 mi
Horse PeakSSE 150°2,826 m10.9 mi
Gallo PeakWSW 257°2,818 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0319:5120:28
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:1616:3017:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303440465463686660503931
Precip in0.50.60.60.40.10.61.92.91.90.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1923522 — Little Alegres Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357620583

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