Madre Mountain
Madre Mountain rises to 2,870 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Davenport Lookout, a peak 1.7 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,870 m
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
49 named places within 25 miles
- Davenport Lookout: 1.7 mi
- White Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Monument Rock: 5.5 mi
- Rincon: 6.7 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 7.1 mi
- White Mesa: 5.5 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 8.1 mi
- Blue Mesa: 11.2 mi
- The Lightning Field: 19.1 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 21.8 mi
- Lightning Field: 19.7 mi
- Very Large Array: 21.7 mi
- Maverick Spring: 4.5 mi
- Greens Gap: 20.2 mi
- Cherry Town: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madre Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,102 m | 19.9 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | SW 233° | 2,851 m | 1.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,787 m | 13.4 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | WSW 236° | 2,776 m | 22.9 mi |
| South Crosby Peak | S 191° | 2,749 m | 13.7 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | S 186° | 2,717 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rincon | ESE 113° | 2,709 m | 6.7 mi |
| East Sugarloaf Mountain | S 184° | 2,646 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596381
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