Monte Alto
Monte Alto rises to 2,020 m in New Mexico. Carrizo Peak stands 2,932 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is R D Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051046, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,020 m
How to reach it
42 named places within 25 miles
- R D Hill: 1.2 mi
- Pelon Hill: 3.3 mi
- ET Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Little Pelon Hill: 5.3 mi
- Tecolote Peak: 5.5 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 9.1 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 15.7 mi
- Roswell crash site (1947): 18.2 mi
- Ancho: 9.2 mi
- White Oaks: 20.2 mi
- Robsart: 23.3 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 19.9 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 20.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Roswell UFO Monument: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monte Alto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrizo Peak | SSW 195° | 2,932 m | 23.8 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,932 m | 23.8 mi |
| Gallinas Mountains | NNW 328° | 2,631 m | 18.3 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | NW 325° | 2,546 m | 19.0 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | NNW 327° | 2,523 m | 18.2 mi |
| Patos Mountain | S 187° | 2,492 m | 19.4 mi |
| Rough Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,477 m | 14.8 mi |
| Goat Mountain | S 185° | 2,455 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1923504 — Monte Alto, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357620556
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