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Mount Nebo

Mount Nebo, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Nebo rises to 2,138 m in New Mexico. Piedra Peak stands 2,581 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Animas #3 (River Tracts & Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern), a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.8 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
2138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96584, -107.85034

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tiger Park: 11.8 mi
  • Tiger Park: 11.9 mi
  • Kokopelli Park: 11.9 mi
  • Aztec Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
  • Cap Walls Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 54
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 9
  • Cinder Bluffs: 16.1 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 21.4 mi
  • North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 21.7 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 21.7 mi
  • North Buzan Canyon - North Rim: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 6
  • The Virgin Mary: 12.4 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 17.7 mi
  • Cross: 17.7 mi
  • Bloomfield "B": 18.0 mi
  • Lamp & Light: 21.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Soda Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Brown Spring: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dryfall: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Beach At Farmington Lake: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Nebo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piedra PeakENE 68°2,581 m23.4 mi
Perins PeakN 351°2,541 m22.7 mi
Bridge Timber MountainNNW 329°2,515 m15.2 mi
Basin MountainNNW 341°2,506 m17.6 mi
Piedra Peak Number 2ENE 71°2,481 m23.5 mi
Smelter MountainN 351°2,354 m20.7 mi
Rabbit MountainNNE 23°2,340 m22.9 mi
Twin ButtesN 349°2,319 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:5319:5620:35
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2216:1816:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323745526070767466544232
Precip in0.90.70.80.70.70.31.01.31.10.90.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aztec Ruins NM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577640

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