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Patos Mountain

Patos Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Patos Mountain rises to 2,492 m in New Mexico. Buck Mountain stands 3,276 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oaks, a ghost town 4.2 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 15 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060154, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2492 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.74480, -105.66276

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Parks: 14
Museums: 5
  • White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 4.3 mi
  • White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Frozen Food Locker Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Smokey Bear Museum: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Patos Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainSSW 196°3,276 m24.5 mi
White Horse HillSSW 205°3,111 m24.0 mi
Summit PeakESE 119°3,103 m19.8 mi
Nogal PeakSSW 205°2,966 m18.9 mi
Monjeau PeakS 190°2,942 m22.0 mi
Carrizo PeakSW 225°2,932 m5.3 mi
Carrizo MountainSW 225°2,932 m5.3 mi
Padilla PointESE 123°2,930 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:15
June solstice05:5319:4020:17
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0416:2116:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146536169706863544537
Precip in0.70.50.60.41.01.73.62.72.31.11.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597586

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