Mining Mountain
Mining Mountain rises to 2,927 m in New Mexico. Turkey Ridge stands 3,558 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Creek Mesa, a peak 2.2 miles away. Jemez Mountain Trail passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49050572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2927 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Jemez Mountain Trail, National
- 44.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.8 mi off the Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Diego Canyon Overlook Overlook Site · 13 mi
- Jemez Canyon Overlook · 13 mi
- Frijoles Canyon Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Creek Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Deer Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cerro Jarocito: 3.0 mi
- Eureka Mesa: 5.6 mi
- Blue Bird Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Cave Canyon Sping: 8.7 mi
- Laxitive Spring: 10.4 mi
- Footbath Spring: 10.5 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 10.5 mi
- Electric Spring: 10.5 mi
- Fenton Lake: 9.2 mi
- Cuba: 12.4 mi
- Cuba Historic Marker: 12.6 mi
- JÉMEZ STATE MONUMENT HISTORIC MARKER: 16.6 mi
- San Juan Basin: 16.8 mi
- Cuba Rams: 11.4 mi
- Soda Dam: 16.0 mi
- Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site: 17.3 mi
- Human sundial: 17.3 mi
- Gilman Tunnels: 19.6 mi
- La Cueva Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
- Dark Canyon Picnic Ground: 13.1 mi
- Rincon Picnic Ground: 13.6 mi
- Battleship Rock Picnic Ground: 14.3 mi
- Group Area (by reservation only): 15.9 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 11.6 mi
- Valle Grande Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
- Sandoval County Event Center: 12.8 mi
- Valles Caldera National Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Soda Dam Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Cerro Valdez: 10.4 mi
- Red Rock Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Rincon Colorado: 22.9 mi
- La Cuchilla de la Monjonera: 24.2 mi
- San Antonio Hot Spring: 7.8 mi
- Spence Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Jemez Falls: 16.2 mi
- Rendija Arch: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Mining Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge | E 97° | 3,558 m | 16.5 mi |
| Redondo Peak | SE 135° | 3,434 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cerro Toledo | E 96° | 3,323 m | 17.2 mi |
| South Mountain | SE 137° | 3,265 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cerro de la Garita | E 97° | 3,225 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cerro del Grant | E 90° | 3,174 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cerros del Abrigo | ESE 112° | 3,148 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cerro Pavo | E 83° | 3,144 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Canyon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908796 — Mining Mountain, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357596987
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- Bandelier National Monument · 29 mi
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