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Montosa Mountain

Montosa Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Montosa Mountain rises to 2,167 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Poverty Spring, a spring 2.6 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051117, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2167 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.23229, -107.67087

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Poverty Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Woodhouse Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Woodhouse Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Dines Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Cold Springs: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Parks: 9
  • Turkey Park: 11.0 mi
  • Victorio Park: 13.7 mi
  • Gooseberry Park: 14.4 mi
  • Emory Pass Historical Marker: 22.9 mi
  • Caballo Mountains Historical Marker: 23.4 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 12.0 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 24.7 mi
  • Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Garcia Falls: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Montosa Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainSW 220°3,092 m16.2 mi
Reeds PeakWSW 240°3,048 m12.3 mi
Diamond PeakW 269°2,999 m10.0 mi
Sheep MountainW 259°2,978 m12.2 mi
Aspen MountainWSW 241°2,922 m15.4 mi
Granite PeakSSW 198°2,830 m16.7 mi
Fishermans BluffWNW 287°2,804 m9.4 mi
Spring MountainW 274°2,724 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:23
June solstice06:0319:4720:24
September equinox07:0018:3619:09
December solstice07:1116:3017:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364045526069716963534336
Precip in0.50.40.40.30.60.82.93.71.81.00.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597050

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