Punta Del Salitre
Punta Del Salitre rises to 2,067 m in New Mexico. Mesa de los Carros stands 2,100 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Yegua Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mesalands Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,067 m
How to reach it
- 25.8 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
35 named places within 25 miles
- Yegua Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Punta del Chorro: 2.8 mi
- Corazon Hill: 4.0 mi
- Flagstone Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Mesa Huerfanita: 6.9 mi
- ☉☉: 9.3 mi
- Star Axis: 24.8 mi
- Trementina: 11.0 mi
- Fort Hatch: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Punta Del Salitre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa de los Carros | W 274° | 2,100 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mesa Lauriano | WSW 257° | 2,084 m | 13.9 mi |
| Yegua Mesa | SW 232° | 2,074 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mesa Apache | WSW 255° | 2,067 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mesas Cuatas | WSW 248° | 2,064 m | 16.4 mi |
| Punta del Chorro | ESE 107° | 2,058 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mesa Huerfana | E 80° | 1,990 m | 7.1 mi |
| Valle Redondo | NW 312° | 1,953 m | 8.0 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 | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valmora, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357589876
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