Minnie Butte
Minnie Butte rises to 1,558 m in New Mexico. Aragon Hill stands 1,762 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Flint Hills, a peak 6.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 60 miles off. 13 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050589, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,558 m
How to reach it
- 60.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.7 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 22.4 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
13 named places within 25 miles
- Flint Hills: 6.6 mi
- Orphan Hill: 10.5 mi
- Cerrito de los Muertos: 11.4 mi
- Ute Creek Mesa: 12.5 mi
- Skull Mesa: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Minnie Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aragon Hill | WNW 293° | 1,762 m | 18.2 mi |
| Orphan Hill | N 350° | 1,655 m | 10.5 mi |
| Ute Creek Mesa | W 269° | 1,641 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mesa Quitaras | WSW 239° | 1,617 m | 15.2 mi |
| Circle S Mesa | WSW 252° | 1,573 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 40° | 1,551 m | 23.2 mi |
| Flint Hills | E 93° | 1,540 m | 6.6 mi |
| Car Top Butte | NE 35° | 1,530 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rosebud 7NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 892107 — Minnie Butte, Harding County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577275
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