Piñon Mountain
Piñon Mountain rises to 2,316 m in New Mexico. Cebollita Mesa stands 2,673 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mesa, a peak 1.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q49062504, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2316 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 24.0 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- lava caves (no entry) · 23 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 23 mi
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Acoma Rock: 4.8 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 5.1 mi
- Southwest Plaza: 5.5 mi
- Deadmans Rock: 7.6 mi
- Pueblo of Acoma Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Cebolleta Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 18.7 mi
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker: 19.9 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 19.9 mi
- Crow Point: 9.3 mi
- Seama Mesa: 15.0 mi
- Sharp Point: 15.5 mi
- Frog Mesa: 20.4 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 22.9 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 13.8 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 14.8 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 17.4 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 20.7 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 14.0 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 23.3 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 24.1 mi
- Acoma Museum: 5.4 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 14.8 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Piñon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cebollita Mesa | WSW 237° | 2,673 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pelon | W 260° | 2,599 m | 12.1 mi |
| North Pelon | W 266° | 2,558 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cebollita Peak | WSW 240° | 2,535 m | 14.4 mi |
| North Cebollita Mesa | WNW 300° | 2,515 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mesa Negra | NW 323° | 2,506 m | 10.9 mi |
| Broom Mountain | S 177° | 2,426 m | 12.3 mi |
| Blue Mesa | W 275° | 2,367 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893313 — Piñon Mountain, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357578342
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