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Pine Buttes

Pine Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Buttes rises to 2,569 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the north-northwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Crater, a peak 1.3 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2569 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58392, -104.16831

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Grave: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Pine Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakNNW 342°2,682 m3.0 mi
Sierra GrandeENE 62°2,655 m18.2 mi
Palo Blanco MountainE 90°2,542 m4.8 mi
Capulin MountainNE 39°2,486 m17.7 mi
Capulin MountainNE 39°2,481 m17.7 mi
Jose ButteNNE 23°2,471 m17.0 mi
Raspberry MountainW 261°2,462 m2.6 mi
Robinson PeakNNE 28°2,452 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4120:19
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0516:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341485766706862503830
Precip in0.50.51.01.01.52.33.62.91.91.10.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893275 — Pine Buttes, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357578302

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