Loma Prado
Loma Prado rises to 2,652 m in New Mexico. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tecolote Rim, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49045968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,652 m
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
73 named places within 25 miles
- Tecolote Mesa: 2.3 mi
- Horse Lake Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Sawmill Mesa: 5.1 mi
- El Cerro: 6.3 mi
- Briggs Mesa: 8.3 mi
- T D Buras Store Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- Gilbert Martinez Barn Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- George Becker House Bunk House and Barn Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- Casados House Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- Blanton Log House Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 10.1 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 12.8 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 1.4 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 10.6 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- V Rock: 21.9 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 10.2 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 14.4 mi
- Poso Park: 17.4 mi
- Bull: 10.9 mi
- TA Marker: 12.9 mi
- Brazos Falls: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Loma Prado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded Peak | NNE 20° | 3,892 m | 21.7 mi |
| Chama Peak | NNE 24° | 3,662 m | 17.6 mi |
| Chalk Mountains | N 1° | 3,649 m | 23.1 mi |
| Jarosa Peak | NE 42° | 3,587 m | 24.5 mi |
| Grouse Mesa | E 85° | 3,477 m | 19.5 mi |
| Navajo Peak | N 4° | 3,441 m | 19.7 mi |
| Brazos Peak | E 90° | 3,440 m | 20.9 mi |
| Neff Mountain | NE 49° | 3,318 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tierra Amarilla 4 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586764
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