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Negrohead Butte

Negrohead Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Negrohead Butte rises to 2,399 m in New Mexico. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Freeman Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056667, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2399 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.93366, -108.74507

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Lee Russell Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Kerr Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Oak Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Rita Blanca Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Yankee Spring: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Negrohead Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainW 274°3,326 m21.9 mi
Escudilla LookoutW 273°3,315 m21.6 mi
Eagle PeakSSE 151°2,970 m20.2 mi
Buzzard PeakSSE 150°2,948 m20.1 mi
Turner PeakW 260°2,874 m17.4 mi
Jim Smith PeakWNW 286°2,820 m14.0 mi
Gallo PeakNE 41°2,818 m9.2 mi
Turner PeakW 261°2,795 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0519:5320:30
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:1716:3217:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357608856

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