Mangas Mountain
Mangas Mountain rises to 2,925 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Vale Tio Vinces Spring, a spring 2.6 miles away. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49047740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2925 m
How to reach it
79 named places within 25 miles
- Tub Peak: 3.4 mi
- Wagontongue Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Bell Peak: 6.2 mi
- Little Alegres Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Slaughter Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 2.6 mi
- San Jose Spring: 5.5 mi
- Tularosa Spring: 15.2 mi
- Damian Spring: 15.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.0 mi
- Mangas: 7.4 mi
- Greens Gap: 9.8 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 5.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mangas Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | NE 42° | 3,102 m | 9.7 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | NW 318° | 3,000 m | 13.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,850 m | 11.4 mi |
| Horse Peak | ESE 116° | 2,826 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gallo Peak | W 267° | 2,818 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,787 m | 19.2 mi |
| Fox Mountain | W 275° | 2,780 m | 23.0 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | NE 47° | 2,776 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:30 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357596424
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