Mount Clayton
Mount Clayton rises to 2,016 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49052329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,016 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 94.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
31 named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Kilburn Hills: 2.7 mi
- The Hogback: 4.4 mi
- Tripod Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Cinder Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Union County Courthouse Historic Site: 24.6 mi
- Eklund Hotel Historic Site: 24.7 mi
- Herzstein Memorial Museum Historic Site: 24.8 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Black Bluff: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Clayton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | NW 309° | 2,655 m | 18.5 mi |
| Malpie Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,241 m | 19.8 mi |
| Barela Mountain | W 270° | 2,174 m | 21.1 mi |
| Lonesome Mountain | W 272° | 2,123 m | 18.2 mi |
| Carr Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,104 m | 22.2 mi |
| Purvine Mesa | NW 325° | 2,087 m | 23.4 mi |
| Little Grande | NW 314° | 2,080 m | 12.3 mi |
| Purvine Hills | NW 326° | 2,080 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grenville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357590421
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