Little Grandmother Mountain
Little Grandmother Mountain rises to 1,576 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Grandmother Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49044932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1576 m
How to reach it
- 29.6 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Grandmother Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Antelope Hill: 5.8 mi
- Clabber Top Hill: 6.4 mi
- Cow Springs Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Malpais Hills: 11.7 mi
- Butterfield Trail: 9.6 mi
- Basin and Range Country Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Cookes Wagon Road Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Yucca Plains Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Amistad Splash Pad: 21.0 mi
- Christ Light Community Church: 21.5 mi
- Seaman Field House Historic Site: 21.6 mi
- Luna County Courthouse Historic Site: 21.8 mi
- Ramon Baca House Historic Site: 24.0 mi
- Trinidad Andazola House Historic Site: 24.0 mi
- Gage: 8.6 mi
- Mowry City: 16.2 mi
- Separ: 20.8 mi
- Tyrone: 23.6 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Play Sharity Childrens Museum: 21.3 mi
- Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum: 21.7 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 24.3 mi
- Peterson Spring: 24.7 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.8 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Grandmother Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burro Peak | NW 312° | 2,445 m | 24.9 mi |
| Jacks Peak | NW 311° | 2,428 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hornbrook Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,136 m | 24.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | NW 315° | 2,071 m | 23.8 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 313° | 2,029 m | 22.7 mi |
| Tulloch Peak | NW 317° | 1,935 m | 20.6 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NW 316° | 1,930 m | 19.0 mi |
| Three Sisters | NW 310° | 1,923 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:35 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gage, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586077
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