Monero Mountain
Monero Mountain rises to 2,487 m in New Mexico. Banded Peak stands 3,892 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Briggs Mesa, a peak 2.7 miles away. Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,487 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway
85 named places within 25 miles
- Briggs Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Dulce Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mesa Diamante: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Point: 6.0 mi
- Crowley Peak: 6.9 mi
- Foster Hotel Historic Site: 15.7 mi
- Burns-Kelly Store Historic Site: 15.7 mi
- Dunham Log House Historic Site: 15.7 mi
- Chama Jail House Historic Site: 15.7 mi
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: 15.8 mi
- W.A. Humphries Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 18.4 mi
- Laguna del Campo Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 20.2 mi
- Reed Escarpment: 4.4 mi
- Tecolote Rim: 7.3 mi
- V Rock: 16.0 mi
- Carracas Rim: 24.6 mi
- Heron Lake State Park: 18.6 mi
- El Vado Lake State Park: 21.8 mi
- Poso Park: 22.8 mi
- Bull: 15.5 mi
- Juanita: 18.2 mi
- TA Marker: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monero Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded Peak | NE 43° | 3,892 m | 19.2 mi |
| Chama Peak | NE 53° | 3,662 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountains | NNE 21° | 3,649 m | 17.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NNE 19° | 3,477 m | 22.4 mi |
| Navajo Peak | NNE 28° | 3,441 m | 15.1 mi |
| V Mountain | NNE 15° | 3,284 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | E 97° | 3,204 m | 20.7 mi |
| Elephant Head Rock | NNE 27° | 3,009 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dulce, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582878
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