Little Haystack
Little Haystack rises to 1,255 m in New Mexico. San Juan Mesa stands 1,447 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,255 m
How to reach it
16 named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Butte: 0.8 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 4.6 mi
- La Espiata Peak: 12.4 mi
- Palma Mesa: 13.4 mi
- La Espia Peak: 18.3 mi
- Old Frazier Schoolhouse: 13.8 mi
- Atlas Missile Site 579-4: 23.8 mi
- Atlas Missile Site 579-11: 24.3 mi
- Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 9.4 mi
- North Pecos River Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 13.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Haystack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Mesa | NE 54° | 1,447 m | 22.8 mi |
| Haystack Butte | NE 35° | 1,267 m | 0.8 mi |
| Palma Mesa | SE 146° | 1,255 m | 13.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,242 m | 4.6 mi |
| Round Top | W 261° | 1,239 m | 23.6 mi |
| La Espia Peak | NNW 348° | 1,226 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sardine Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,212 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mesa Diablo | S 183° | 1,208 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:35 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:15 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Lakes WL Refuge, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891140 — Little Haystack, Chaves County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357576260
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