Polvadera Mountain
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. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,209 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 7.3 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Flight Deck · 27 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 27 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 28 mi
152 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Strawberry Peak: 5.3 mi
- Pueblo Point: 7.2 mi
- San Acacia 2: 7.7 mi
- Socorro Peak (East): 7.8 mi
- San Lorenzo Spring: 4.2 mi
- Cook Spring: 9.9 mi
- Socorro Spring: 10.3 mi
- Sedillo Spring: 10.5 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 11.1 mi
- Magdalena Fault Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Alice Kase Memorial Bench: 9.2 mi
- Linda Weiss Memorial: 9.5 mi
- NMT 90th Anniversary Plaque: 9.6 mi
- New Mexico Tech Land Donors Plaque: 9.6 mi
- 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
- Sarracino Hall: 4.4 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 7.9 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 10.7 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 13.8 mi
- Clemens Ranch House: 13.8 mi
- 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
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 9.4 mi
- Hammel Museum: 10.2 mi
- Box Car Museum: 14.8 mi
- López Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 9.6 mi
- Hells Mesa: 18.4 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 21.8 mi
- Sandbar Riverine Park: 10.1 mi
- Riley: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polvadera Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | SW 220° | 3,279 m | 17.2 mi |
| Timber Peak | SW 214° | 3,181 m | 16.9 mi |
| North Baldy | SW 229° | 3,003 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ladrón Peak | NNW 344° | 2,780 m | 18.1 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,773 m | 12.6 mi |
| Buck Peak | SSW 209° | 2,764 m | 15.8 mi |
| North Peak | WSW 242° | 2,763 m | 12.6 mi |
| Italian Peak | SSW 207° | 2,752 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
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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