Punta del Chorro
Punta del Chorro rises to 2,058 m in New Mexico. Mesa de los Carros stands 2,100 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Punta Del Salitre, a peak 2.8 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49064508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2058 m
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
39 named places within 25 miles
- Punta Del Salitre: 2.8 mi
- Yegua Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Corazon Hill: 4.1 mi
- Mesa Huerfana: 4.7 mi
- Mesa Huerfanita: 5.5 mi
- ☉☉: 7.5 mi
- Trementina: 8.3 mi
- Fort Hatch: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Punta del Chorro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa de los Carros | W 277° | 2,100 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mesa Lauriano | W 262° | 2,084 m | 16.4 mi |
| Yegua Mesa | W 271° | 2,074 m | 3.6 mi |
| Punta Del Salitre | WNW 287° | 2,067 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mesas Cuatas | WSW 254° | 2,064 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mesa Huerfana | ENE 65° | 1,990 m | 4.7 mi |
| Valle Redondo | NW 306° | 1,953 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mejan Mesa | N 353° | 1,953 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conchas DAM, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899860 — Punta del Chorro, San Miguel County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586397
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