Pajarita Mountain
Pajarita Mountain rises to 2,412 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitetail Mountain, a peak 5.8 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 11 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059459, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,412 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 26.5 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 26 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 26 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 28 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 29 mi
54 named places within 25 miles
- Whitetail Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Deadhorse Hill: 6.6 mi
- Turkey Peak: 9.4 mi
- Harley Mountain: 12.4 mi
- El Sentinel Peak: 12.6 mi
- All American Park: 11.4 mi
- Ruidoso Downs Race Track: 12.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Park: 13.7 mi
- Two Rivers Fairy Trail: 14.3 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 14.4 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 10.9 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 11.6 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 11.7 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 16.0 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 22.9 mi
- Fox Cave: 10.9 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 13.6 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 13.9 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 17.9 mi
- Old Mill: 14.1 mi
- H22: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pajarita Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | WNW 294° | 3,620 m | 23.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 296° | 3,518 m | 24.5 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | NW 308° | 2,942 m | 22.0 mi |
| Granite Knob | NW 308° | 2,906 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cow Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,858 m | 20.6 mi |
| Harley Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,637 m | 12.4 mi |
| Loma Grande | NW 316° | 2,626 m | 23.9 mi |
| Soldier Mountain | NW 310° | 2,516 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:38 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357607569
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