Loma Blanca
Loma Blanca rises to 1,568 m in New Mexico. Timber Peak stands 3,181 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tribute to Randall G. Sanders, a historic site 3.5 miles away. El Camino Real passes 3.1 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045933, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,568 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 12.5 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
137 named places within 25 miles
- Black Butte: 4.3 mi
- San Acacia 2: 5.0 mi
- VABM Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Sierra Ladrones: 7.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 8.0 mi
- San Lorenzo Spring: 5.5 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 13.6 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 14.4 mi
- Bursum Spring: 14.9 mi
- Cibola Spring: 16.1 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 3.5 mi
- Red Mill: 11.4 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 14.6 mi
- Alice Kase Memorial Bench: 15.8 mi
- Linda Weiss Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Bell: 9.7 mi
- EMRTC Rattlesnake: 15.4 mi
- Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 15.8 mi
- New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign: 15.9 mi
- In Search of the Light: 15.9 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 6.6 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 15.4 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 16.8 mi
- Hilton House: 20.2 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 11.8 mi
- Sedillo Park: 15.9 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 16.2 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 16.6 mi
- West Place Park: 16.6 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 15.9 mi
- Hammel Museum: 16.4 mi
- Box Car Museum: 20.7 mi
- López Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 16.0 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
- Hells Mesa: 18.9 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 22.9 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 15.5 mi
- Riley: 17.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Loma Blanca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Peak | SSW 209° | 3,181 m | 24.9 mi |
| North Baldy | SW 218° | 3,003 m | 21.4 mi |
| Ladrón Peak | NW 322° | 2,780 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | SW 225° | 2,773 m | 19.4 mi |
| Buck Peak | SSW 206° | 2,764 m | 23.9 mi |
| North Peak | SW 225° | 2,763 m | 19.4 mi |
| Magdalena Peak | SW 229° | 2,482 m | 21.9 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SW 225° | 2,443 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro 20 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899825 — Loma Blanca, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586340
Day trips start here
- Belen · 27 mi
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