Lone Butte
Lone Butte rises to 1,292 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 3.9 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49046019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1292 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Nelson Canyon Vista Interpretive Site · 22 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 24 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 24 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 26 mi
71 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 3.9 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 12.0 mi
- Table Top: 12.8 mi
- Mule Peak: 13.2 mi
- Steamboat: 13.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 10.1 mi
- White Sands National Monument: 11.2 mi
- Desert Villas Homeowners Association: 11.8 mi
- Tierra de Suenos Park: 13.1 mi
- Silverado Park: 13.3 mi
- White Sands National Monument: 14.3 mi
- Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site: 15.5 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 16.6 mi
- Otero County Fairgrounds: 17.2 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 17.6 mi
- White Sands National Park: 8.9 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 15.3 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 16.2 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 17.6 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 15.3 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 17.6 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Orogrande: 21.6 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 10.1 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 15.4 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 21.2 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 17.6 mi
- Karr Spring: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lone Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | ENE 63° | 2,941 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | ENE 65° | 2,821 m | 15.3 mi |
| Alamo Peak | NE 49° | 2,820 m | 18.9 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | E 98° | 2,591 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mule Peak | NE 53° | 2,462 m | 13.2 mi |
| Long Ridge | NE 50° | 2,446 m | 14.3 mi |
| Potato Knob | NE 54° | 2,407 m | 15.9 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | ENE 78° | 2,373 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:25 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sands Natl MON, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 891264 — Lone Butte, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357576392
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