Petoch Butte
Petoch Butte rises to 2,102 m in New Mexico. Mesa Negra stands 2,506 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Katama, a peak 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,102 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 29 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Katama: 0.8 mi
- Southwest Plaza: 2.8 mi
- Mesa Encantada: 4.4 mi
- Jar Butte: 4.6 mi
- Acoma Rock: 4.9 mi
- Sharp Point: 7.5 mi
- Crow Point: 10.0 mi
- Seama Mesa: 10.2 mi
- Frog Mesa: 14.4 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 13.5 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 18.9 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 22.2 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Acoma Museum: 5.4 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 12.2 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 12.9 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 19.6 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 22.1 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Petoch Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Negra | WNW 292° | 2,506 m | 15.3 mi |
| Blue Mesa | WSW 254° | 2,367 m | 9.8 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,316 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cerro del Oro | S 175° | 2,309 m | 15.5 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | S 191° | 2,230 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ward Mesa | SSW 202° | 2,216 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cerro Verde | ESE 121° | 2,173 m | 14.2 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | W 268° | 2,141 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586368
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