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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
2,569 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58392, -104.16831

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 4
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 19.2 miles of Pine Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakNNW2,682 m3.0 mi
Sierra GrandeENE2,655 m18.2 mi
Palo Blanco MountainE2,542 m4.8 mi
Capulin MountainNE2,481 m17.7 mi
Jose ButteNNE2,471 m17.0 mi
Raspberry MountainW2,462 m2.6 mi
Robinson PeakNNE2,452 m18.7 mi
The CraterSSW2,448 m1.3 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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