Mush Mountain
Mush Mountain rises to 1,882 m in New Mexico. Broom Mountain stands 2,426 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunn Mesa, a peak 4.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49055974, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,882 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gunn Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Blue Water Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Badger Butte: 5.4 mi
- Katama: 7.6 mi
- Petoch Butte: 7.6 mi
- Sharp Point: 12.2 mi
- Crow Point: 16.9 mi
- Seama Mesa: 17.6 mi
- Frog Mesa: 21.0 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 21.1 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 24.4 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 6.5 mi
- Acoma Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 19.8 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Mush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broom Mountain | SW 230° | 2,426 m | 12.2 mi |
| Blue Mesa | WNW 291° | 2,367 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mesa Gallina | ESE 105° | 2,332 m | 13.1 mi |
| Chicken Mountain | SE 130° | 2,320 m | 12.8 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,316 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cerro del Oro | S 187° | 2,309 m | 8.2 mi |
| Victorino Mesa | SSW 200° | 2,307 m | 11.1 mi |
| Seven Cedar Trees Mesa | SW 234° | 2,295 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:50 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 892357 — Mush Mountain, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577572
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