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North Butte

North Butte, seen from above at true elevation

North Butte rises to 2,037 m in New Mexico. Piñon Mountain stands 2,316 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is South Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2037 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.96255, -107.44560

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 9
  • Canovitas Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Mirabel Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Twin Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 22.6 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Phillips 66 Gas Station: 8.7 mi
  • Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 19.9 mi
  • El Malpais Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • historic Garret Homestead: 21.9 mi
  • Grants Historic Marker: 24.5 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of North Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piñon MountainSW 230°2,316 m13.9 mi
Wheat MountainN 8°2,174 m10.0 mi
Southwest PlazaSW 223°2,141 m8.5 mi
Petoch ButteSSW 206°2,102 m6.8 mi
Picacho PeakNNW 345°2,088 m11.3 mi
South ButteS 170°2,070 m1.2 mi
Flower MountainNW 323°2,069 m8.7 mi
Seama MesaNW 307°2,065 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:5719:5020:28
September equinox06:5918:3519:08
December solstice07:1516:2417:03

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 892561 — North Butte, Cibola County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357577745

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