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New Mountain

New Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

New Mountain rises to 1,752 m in New Mexico. Mesa Gallina stands 2,332 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49056789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,752 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.90033, -107.32893

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 1
  • Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 10.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Mount Taylor Fields: 12.6 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of New Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesa GallinaSSE2,332 m13.6 mi
Mesa CimarronSSE2,261 m13.4 mi
Cerro VerdeSSE2,173 m9.4 mi
Cerro AlesnaSSE2,148 m13.7 mi
Southwest PlazaW2,141 m12.6 mi
Petoch ButteW2,102 m9.8 mi
Mesa LuceroESE2,086 m12.0 mi
South ButteWNW2,070 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:21
June solstice05:5719:5020:27
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:1416:2317:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844516070747165534133
Precip in0.50.40.50.50.60.51.91.91.20.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577683

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