Mount Sedgwick
Mount Sedgwick rises to 2,819 m in New Mexico. Lookout Mountain stands 2,777 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Salitre Mesa, a peak 3.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
Mount Sedgwick in New Mexico at 9,256 feet (2,821 m) is the highest peak in the Zuni Mountains.
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Wikidata Q20858301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2819 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 11.6 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 15 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 15 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Salitre Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 3.9 mi
- Quartz Hill: 7.6 mi
- San Rafael Mesa: 8.6 mi
- San Rafael Mesa: 10.8 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 10.2 mi
- McElroy Park: 11.3 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 11.5 mi
- San Rafael Historical Marker: 12.8 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 13.5 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 7.7 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 8.1 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 8.6 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 9.0 mi
- Mule Spring: 9.0 mi
- Bandera Crater: 12.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 13.2 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 15.1 mi
- Double Sinks: 15.3 mi
- Double Sinks: 15.3 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 12.6 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 13.0 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 15.4 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 17.4 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 21.4 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 11.1 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 13.7 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 13.7 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 13.7 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 13.6 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 17.1 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 21.4 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 24.0 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 9.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 17.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.9 mi
- Lava Bridge: 15.8 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 24.1 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 9.9 mi
- Jesus: 11.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Mount Sedgwick. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,777 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Powell | NNW 338° | 2,653 m | 21.8 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SE 142° | 2,642 m | 13.2 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | NNW 347° | 2,625 m | 3.4 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | ENE 73° | 2,612 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | ENE 73° | 2,612 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | S 181° | 2,539 m | 12.5 mi |
| San Rafael Mesa | SE 145° | 2,533 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908931 — Mount Sedgwick, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357597134
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