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Punta Del Salitre

Punta Del Salitre, seen from above at true elevation

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. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 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
2067 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.46671, -104.72277

38 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesa de los CarrosW 274°2,100 m11.2 mi
Mesa LaurianoWSW 257°2,084 m13.9 mi
Yegua MesaSW 232°2,074 m1.2 mi
Mesa ApacheWSW 255°2,067 m23.0 mi
Mesas CuatasWSW 248°2,064 m16.4 mi
Punta del ChorroESE 107°2,058 m2.8 mi
Mesa HuerfanaE 80°1,990 m7.1 mi
Valle RedondoNW 312°1,953 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4519:4020:18
September equinox06:4818:2418:57
December solstice07:0516:1116:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541485766706862514133
Precip in0.40.60.70.81.51.73.12.72.11.20.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valmora, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357589876

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