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Little Grandmother Mountain

Little Grandmother Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates32.35092, -108.11393

66 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Gage Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • Yucca Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Museums: 2
Springs: 2
  • Grapevine Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Peterson Spring: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakNW 312°2,445 m24.9 mi
Jacks PeakNW 311°2,428 m24.2 mi
Hornbrook MountainWNW 288°2,136 m24.4 mi
Indian HillNW 315°2,071 m23.8 mi
Red HillNW 313°2,029 m22.7 mi
Tulloch PeakNW 317°1,935 m20.6 mi
Saddle MountainNW 316°1,930 m19.0 mi
Three SistersNW 310°1,923 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:24
June solstice06:0719:4720:23
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1116:3517:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753617080818074635142
Precip in0.80.80.30.20.30.22.02.11.20.80.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gage, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586077

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