Monument Mountain
Monument Mountain rises to 2,540 m in New Mexico. Eagle Peak stands 2,970 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49051204, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2540 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Spring: 0.7 mi
- Frisco Hot Spring: 2.7 mi
- Big Spring: 2.9 mi
- Devil Spring: 3.3 mi
- Hudson Spring: 3.7 mi
- South Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mess Box Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Bill Lewis Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Bar N L Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Bar NL Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Tige Rim: 20.3 mi
- Burke Point: 24.0 mi
- Devils Washboard: 24.2 mi
- Dangerous Park: 14.4 mi
- Yequas Park: 19.8 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 6.5 mi
- Clairmont: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Monument Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | ESE 120° | 2,970 m | 16.0 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | ESE 119° | 2,948 m | 16.1 mi |
| Turner Peak | WNW 297° | 2,874 m | 14.7 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | NW 325° | 2,820 m | 16.5 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NNE 31° | 2,818 m | 19.4 mi |
| Turner Peak | WNW 297° | 2,795 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jones Peak | NNW 332° | 2,755 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Peak | N 358° | 2,745 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597072
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