Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 2,777 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain Rim, a cliff 2.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,777 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 18.1 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 23 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 23 mi
109 named places within 25 miles
- The Rincon: 6.6 mi
- Salitre Mesa: 9.6 mi
- Mount Sedgwick: 10.8 mi
- Wild Sheep Mesa: 10.9 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Muerto Spring: 6.3 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 6.9 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 7.5 mi
- Dan Valley Spring: 8.0 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 8.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 2.5 mi
- Los Gigantes: 11.2 mi
- Bandera Crater: 18.7 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 23.3 mi
- Double Sinks: 23.3 mi
- Long Park: 3.2 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 17.1 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 17.9 mi
- McElroy Park: 21.9 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 22.0 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 13.2 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 22.5 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 23.3 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 23.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.1 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 14.5 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 19.0 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 21.8 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 24.4 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 24.4 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 12.7 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 24.3 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 18.9 mi
- Lava Bridge: 21.4 mi
- Jesus: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | ESE 106° | 2,819 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Powell | N 7° | 2,653 m | 17.3 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SE 126° | 2,642 m | 22.9 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | E 88° | 2,625 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | SSE 147° | 2,539 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | ESE 114° | 2,528 m | 14.4 mi |
| San Rafael Mesa | ESE 122° | 2,502 m | 18.5 mi |
| Deer Hill | SE 127° | 2,495 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596215
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