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Polvadera Mountain

Polvadera Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Polvadera Mountain rises to 2,209 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2209 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.18202, -106.99614

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 15
  • Bell: 4.9 mi
  • EMRTC Rattlesnake: 8.7 mi
  • Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 9.4 mi
  • "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 9.5 mi
  • New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign: 9.5 mi
Parks: 15
  • Sedillo Park: 9.6 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 9.6 mi
  • West Place Park: 10.2 mi
  • School of Mines Heritage Park: 10.2 mi
  • Socorro Gun Range: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 10.1 mi
  • 1: 10.3 mi
  • 2: 10.3 mi
  • 3: 10.3 mi
  • 4: 10.3 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • López Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Hells Mesa: 18.4 mi
  • Mesa Cencerro: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Polvadera Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldySW 220°3,279 m17.2 mi
Timber PeakSW 214°3,181 m16.9 mi
North BaldySW 229°3,003 m14.0 mi
Ladrón PeakNNW 344°2,780 m18.1 mi
Tip Top MountainWSW 242°2,773 m12.6 mi
Buck PeakSSW 209°2,764 m15.8 mi
North PeakWSW 242°2,763 m12.6 mi
Italian PeakSSW 207°2,752 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:20
June solstice05:5719:4720:24
September equinox06:5718:3319:06
December solstice07:1116:2417:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893394 — Polvadera Mountain, Socorro County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357578435

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