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Midway Butte

Midway Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Midway Butte rises to 1,344 m in New Mexico. Florida Peak stands 2,266 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bisbee Hills, a peak 4.3 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.01009, -107.84031

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Parks: 13
  • Albert Fields Park: 16.7 mi
  • South Park: 16.9 mi
  • Gazebo Plaza Park: 17.1 mi
  • Florida Park: 17.8 mi
  • Luna County Courthouse Park Historic Site: 18.1 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Gage Rest Area: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Midway Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Florida PeakENE 58°2,266 m15.0 mi
South PeakENE 75°2,156 m12.0 mi
Gym PeakENE 74°2,146 m14.3 mi
Baldy PeakENE 67°2,121 m13.8 mi
Flying W MountainWSW 248°1,892 m16.1 mi
Cedar MountainW 262°1,888 m20.2 mi
Capitol DomeNE 51°1,804 m14.5 mi
North PeakSE 131°1,772 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:23
June solstice06:0719:4520:21
September equinox07:0018:3719:09
December solstice07:0916:3517:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455057647382838176665345
Precip in0.60.40.40.10.30.92.71.91.20.80.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 892021 — Midway Butte, Luna County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357577194

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