Punta Maestra
Punta Maestra rises to 2,270 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Punta Burro, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,270 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 13.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Las Mesas: 2.4 mi
- Julian Hill: 2.5 mi
- Loma de la Gloria: 2.6 mi
- Mesa Amada: 2.9 mi
- Mesa de las Vacas: 2.9 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 9.6 mi
- Many Mexican Spring: 13.2 mi
- Blue Water Spring: 15.0 mi
- Owl Spring: 16.3 mi
- Twin Spring: 19.8 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 20.6 mi
- McElroy Park: 21.5 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 21.8 mi
- Smokey Circle: 21.9 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 22.4 mi
- Punta Burro: 1.2 mi
- Jim Point: 1.9 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 7.8 mi
- Gumbo Point: 16.1 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 21.8 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 22.8 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 24.0 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 24.9 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 21.8 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 22.5 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 22.5 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 12.5 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.7 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 22.2 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 22.5 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 16.7 mi
- Jesus: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Punta Maestra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | SE 141° | 3,449 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | SE 132° | 3,057 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cerro Osha | SE 129° | 2,947 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cerro Venada | SE 136° | 2,824 m | 19.2 mi |
| Hosta Butte | WNW 291° | 2,628 m | 21.0 mi |
| La Jara Mesa | SSE 155° | 2,612 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cerro Colorado | SSE 155° | 2,612 m | 16.1 mi |
| Horace Mesa | SSE 155° | 2,607 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:53 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597997
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