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Loma de la Gloria

Loma de la Gloria, seen from above at true elevation

Loma de la Gloria rises to 2,201 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pistol Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 9.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045945, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.44864, -107.87423

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 14
  • Ojo del Chopo: 11.4 mi
  • Many Mexican Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Blue Water Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Owl Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Twin Spring: 19.2 mi
Parks: 10
  • Josephine Elkins Park: 18.4 mi
  • McElroy Park: 19.3 mi
  • Neighborhood Park: 19.8 mi
  • Smokey Circle: 19.9 mi
  • Fire and Ice Park: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
  • Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Cibola County History Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Cibola County History Museum: 20.4 mi
  • New Mexico Mining Museum: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Casamero Community ACEC: 10.4 mi
  • Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Loma de la Gloria. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TaylorSE 134°3,449 m20.9 mi
Cerro PelonSE 125°3,057 m21.8 mi
Cerro OshaESE 122°2,947 m21.5 mi
Cerro VenadaSE 128°2,824 m19.0 mi
Mount SedgwickSSW 213°2,819 m22.7 mi
Mount PowellW 274°2,653 m20.6 mi
Hosta ButteWNW 298°2,628 m20.4 mi
Salitre MesaSW 220°2,625 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5019:24
June solstice05:5719:5320:31
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:1816:2417:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303541485667706861503930
Precip in0.80.60.60.60.70.62.02.41.40.90.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596134

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