Little Cub Mountain
Little Cub Mountain rises to 2,139 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49044836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2139 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cub Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Willow Hill: 2.4 mi
- Chaves Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Hughes Hill: 4.3 mi
- Diamond Peak: 4.4 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 6.9 mi
- City Park: 7.0 mi
- Carrizozo Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 7.1 mi
- Spencer Park: 7.3 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 7.2 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 7.2 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 16.4 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 16.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 17.2 mi
- Robsart: 13.7 mi
- White Oaks: 16.3 mi
- Donkey Statue: 7.2 mi
- Padilla Springs: 11.3 mi
- The Palisades: 13.7 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 15.6 mi
- Old Mill: 19.7 mi
- Fox Cave: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Little Cub Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSE 162° | 3,620 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSE 161° | 3,518 m | 11.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 151° | 3,276 m | 10.8 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SSE 164° | 3,111 m | 8.0 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SE 127° | 2,966 m | 5.0 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SE 133° | 2,942 m | 11.1 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NE 39° | 2,932 m | 13.3 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NE 39° | 2,932 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1985259 — Little Cub Mountain, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357621320
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