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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
2,138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96584, -107.85034

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tiger Park: 11.8 mi
  • Kokopelli Park: 11.9 mi
  • Cap Walls Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
  • Minimum Park: 12.7 mi
  • Main Avenue Courtyard: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 54
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Cinder Bluffs: 16.1 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 21.4 mi
  • North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 21.7 mi
  • North Buzan Canyon - North Rim: 22.0 mi
  • Morningstar Bluff: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 5
  • The Virgin Mary: 12.4 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 17.7 mi
  • Bloomfield "B": 18.0 mi
  • Lamp & Light: 21.1 mi
  • Energy Dance: 22.2 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 PeakENE2,581 m23.4 mi
Perins PeakN2,541 m22.7 mi
Bridge Timber MountainNNW2,515 m15.2 mi
Basin MountainNNW2,506 m17.6 mi
Piedra Peak Number 2ENE2,481 m23.5 mi
Smelter MountainN2,354 m20.7 mi
Rabbit MountainNNE2,340 m22.9 mi
Twin ButtesN2,319 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 50–80 °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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