Lookout Mountain
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Lookout Mountain rises to 3,518 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south, 1.1 miles off. Billy the Kid Trail passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49046654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3518 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 30 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sierra Blanca Peak: 1.1 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.0 mi
- White Horse Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cow Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Monjeau Peak: 5.4 mi
- Sierra Blanca Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Windy Point: 2.7 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 7.3 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 7.4 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 8.4 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 13.0 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 13.1 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 17.0 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 17.4 mi
- Padilla Springs: 7.5 mi
- Old Mill: 10.4 mi
- The Palisades: 10.5 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 12.2 mi
- Fox Cave: 17.0 mi
- Donkey Statue: 18.0 mi
- Robsart: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | S 174° | 3,620 m | 1.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 61° | 3,276 m | 2.0 mi |
| White Horse Hill | NNW 332° | 3,111 m | 3.0 mi |
| Nogal Peak | N 3° | 2,966 m | 7.4 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ENE 59° | 2,942 m | 5.4 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,932 m | 21.3 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NNE 13° | 2,932 m | 21.3 mi |
| Granite Knob | ENE 60° | 2,906 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1986620 — Lookout Mountain, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357621449
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