Little Grande
Little Grande rises to 2,080 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sierra Grande Rest Area, a rest area 1.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49044929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2080 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 102.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cow Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Sierra Grande: 6.4 mi
- Dunchee Hill: 8.5 mi
- Sand Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Carr Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Sierra Grande Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
- Fisher Park: 19.6 mi
- Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker: 22.3 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 22.4 mi
- Black Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Prestons Point: 23.3 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 1.7 mi
- Folsom Museum: 14.9 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Little Grande. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | W 264° | 2,682 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sierra Grande | WNW 299° | 2,655 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pine Buttes | WSW 256° | 2,569 m | 22.4 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,542 m | 17.8 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | NW 308° | 2,486 m | 13.6 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | NW 308° | 2,481 m | 13.6 mi |
| Jose Butte | NW 304° | 2,471 m | 18.4 mi |
| Robinson Peak | NW 311° | 2,452 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grenville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891138 — Little Grande, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357576257
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