Popping Rock
Popping Rock rises to 1,835 m in New Mexico. Horse Mountain stands 2,769 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Verde, a peak 1.5 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063366, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,835 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 25.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Verde: 1.5 mi
- Thieving Rock: 2.5 mi
- Palmer Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Monument Rocks: 5.0 mi
- Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Kiva Point: 8.4 mi
- Inaccessible House: 12.4 mi
- Casa Colorado: 12.5 mi
- Swallows Nest: 13.6 mi
- House of Many Windows: 13.6 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 5.8 mi
- Doubled Walled Tower: 8.3 mi
- Sixteen Window House: 11.2 mi
- Indian Ruins: 11.8 mi
- Lookout Tower: 11.8 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 15.5 mi
- Wheeler (River Tract): 15.8 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 15.9 mi
- Jewett Valley (River Tracts): 17.3 mi
- Mesa Verde National Park: 20.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 7.5 mi
- Soda Point: 12.4 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 12.8 mi
- Echo Cliff: 13.6 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 16.9 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 5.8 mi
- Wing Spring: 8.3 mi
- Navajo Spring: 11.4 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 11.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 16.7 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 15.1 mi
- Vista De La Plata Park: 22.6 mi
- Old Indian Racetrack Historic Site: 23.1 mi
- Westland Park: 24.0 mi
- Puesta del Sol Park: 24.4 mi
- Comfort Station: 13.7 mi
- Wyatt Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Popping Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,769 m | 23.7 mi |
| The Knees | NW 321° | 2,685 m | 21.9 mi |
| Park Point | NNE 14° | 2,612 m | 21.8 mi |
| Moccasin Mesa | NNE 16° | 2,547 m | 22.0 mi |
| Piñon | N 358° | 2,531 m | 20.1 mi |
| Lone Cone | NNE 17° | 2,522 m | 24.3 mi |
| Navajo Hill | N 10° | 2,482 m | 20.1 mi |
| Chapin Mesa | N 10° | 2,482 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:59 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mesa Verde NP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586386
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 20 mi
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