Monument Rock
Monument Rock rises to 2,521 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,521 m
How to reach it
- 27.1 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Lone Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Castle Dome: 3.7 mi
- Capital Dome: 4.2 mi
- Davenport Lookout: 4.6 mi
- Madre Mountain: 5.5 mi
- White Mesa: 9.5 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 11.1 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 11.2 mi
- Blue Mesa: 15.5 mi
- Maverick Spring: 9.9 mi
- San Jose Spring: 23.0 mi
- Greens Gap: 17.5 mi
- Mangas: 21.8 mi
- The Lightning Field: 15.2 mi
- Lightning Field: 15.9 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | SW 228° | 3,102 m | 16.0 mi |
| Madre Mountain | E 100° | 2,870 m | 5.5 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | ESE 115° | 2,851 m | 4.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSW 199° | 2,850 m | 24.5 mi |
| Horse Peak | SSW 199° | 2,826 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 179° | 2,787 m | 13.3 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | SW 225° | 2,776 m | 19.3 mi |
| South Crosby Peak | S 169° | 2,749 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597075
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