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Little Tank Mountain

Little Tank Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Tank Mountain rises to 1,691 m in New Mexico. Portal High Point stands 2,613 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tank Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.83565, -108.83728

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
  • Maverick Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Cienega Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Hummingbird Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Black Bill Spring: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
Nature reserves: 9
  • BLM: 10.4 mi
  • BLM: 10.6 mi
  • Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.9 mi
  • BLM: 20.5 mi
  • BLM: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tractor Minion: 16.8 mi
  • Gardening Minions: 16.8 mi
  • Motorcycle Minion: 16.8 mi
  • Boat Minions: 16.9 mi
  • Wagon Wheel: 19.3 mi
Parks: 4
  • Ned Hall Community Park: 11.3 mi
  • Maple Camp: 21.2 mi
  • Bird watching area: 21.8 mi
  • Pine Park: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Astronomer's Paradise: 20.2 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 21.4 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower Cave Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
  • Upper Cave Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Winn Falls: 24.8 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Little Tank Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Portal High PointW 276°2,613 m18.8 mi
Animas Mountains High PointS 171°2,611 m18.6 mi
Portal PeakW 276°2,604 m18.5 mi
Animas PeakS 170°2,600 m17.9 mi
Horseshoe PeakW 269°2,451 m21.9 mi
Sulphur PeakW 268°2,446 m20.7 mi
Silver PeakWNW 283°2,431 m21.6 mi
Mount SceloporusWNW 282°2,413 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:27
June solstice06:1119:4920:25
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1216:3917:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854617079807873635244
Precip in0.70.50.40.20.20.52.31.91.01.00.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Animas 3ese, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 901179 — Little Tank Mountain, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357588452

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