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Minas del Chupadero

Minas del Chupadero, seen from above at true elevation

Minas del Chupadero rises to 1,556 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerros de Amado, a peak 0.7 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1556 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.10951, -106.80697

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 30
  • Bursum Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Ojo del Coyote: 0.9 mi
  • Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 2.1 mi
  • Ojo de la Parida: 2.6 mi
  • Cook Spring: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 15
  • Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 5.7 mi
  • Crane Mural: 5.9 mi
  • Searching for an Oasis: 6.0 mi
  • M Mountain Mural: 6.0 mi
  • Socorro History Wheel: 6.1 mi
Parks: 15
Picnic sites: 10
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 4.1 mi
  • 1: 14.2 mi
  • 3: 14.2 mi
  • 4: 14.2 mi
  • 2: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
  • López Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
Museums: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Minas del Chupadero. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldyWSW 250°3,279 m23.3 mi
Timber PeakWSW 246°3,181 m22.1 mi
North BaldyW 259°3,003 m21.8 mi
Tip Top MountainW 268°2,773 m22.0 mi
Buck PeakWSW 245°2,764 m20.5 mi
North PeakW 268°2,763 m22.0 mi
Italian PeakWSW 238°2,752 m23.4 mi
Molino PeakWSW 238°2,701 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:19
June solstice05:5719:4620:23
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1016:2417:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899798 — Minas del Chupadero, Socorro County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586300

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