Potter Rincon
Potter Rincon rises to 1,454 m in New Mexico. Mesa de Maya stands 1,996 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Canyon Mesa, a peak 2.1 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 18 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1454 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 123.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
39 named places within 25 miles
- Big Canyon Mesa: 2.1 mi
- Black Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Middle Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Red Hill: 3.9 mi
- Lone Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Black Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Site of Old Fort Nichols: 17.9 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route: 18.2 mi
- Old Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 21.0 mi
- Black Mesa Nature Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Kenton Museum: 9.3 mi
- Petrified Log Exhibit: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potter Rincon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa de Maya | WNW 294° | 1,996 m | 23.5 mi |
| Seven L Buttes | WNW 294° | 1,996 m | 23.5 mi |
| Jesus Mesa | WNW 289° | 1,882 m | 22.9 mi |
| Dalerose Mesa | NW 304° | 1,862 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cobert Mesa | W 277° | 1,837 m | 23.3 mi |
| Tecolate Mesa | NW 321° | 1,830 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cotton Mesa | WNW 285° | 1,827 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cerro Negro | WNW 298° | 1,826 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578478
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