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Mount Barker

Mount Barker, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Barker rises to 3,490 m in New Mexico. West Truchas Peak stands 3,976 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49052016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3490 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.76337, -105.56974

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 58
Attractions: 47
Historic sites: 46
Museums: 26
Gardens: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Big Pine: 6.7 mi
  • Fishing Hole: 7.7 mi
  • Windy Bridge Picnic Ground: 8.1 mi
  • Baker Flat: 8.3 mi
  • Oak Flats: 8.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Wesner Spring/Mine: 1.4 mi
  • Hermit's Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Alamosa Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Cienega Redonda Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Loring Spring: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Montezuma Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Mount Barker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Truchas PeakNNW 343°3,976 m15.1 mi
Truchas PeakNNW 343°3,975 m14.4 mi
North Truchas PeakNNW 347°3,956 m15.3 mi
Chimayosos PeakN 351°3,914 m14.8 mi
Santa Fe BaldyWNW 294°3,847 m11.6 mi
TroubleN 8°3,847 m16.6 mi
Pecos BaldyNNW 332°3,806 m11.4 mi
Jicarilla PeakNNW 347°3,805 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:14
June solstice05:4719:4420:22
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:0916:1416:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435159626055473831
Precip in1.01.51.91.91.91.84.73.92.31.61.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gascon, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 936506 — Mount Barker, San Miguel County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357614889

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