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Purty Rock

Purty Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Purty Rock rises to 2,110 m in New Mexico. Mesa Butte stands 2,447 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Torrivio Mesa, a peak 3.1 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 7.7 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2110 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.43280, -108.88564

101 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 36
  • Sand Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Parker Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Manuelito Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Badger Spring: 9.4 mi
  • China Springs: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 27
Parks: 14
Attractions: 6
  • Santa Fe Caboose: 10.6 mi
  • Yellowhorse Trading Post: 10.7 mi
  • Arizona Welcome Sign: 11.0 mi
  • Church Rock: 17.6 mi
  • Hoodoos: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
  • Gallup History Museum: 10.3 mi
  • George Galaris Multiultural Center: 10.6 mi
  • Red Rock Musuem: 17.0 mi
  • Navajo Museum: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Wind Biker: 10.3 mi
  • Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 10.5 mi
  • USMC Sculpture: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 5.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Painted Cliffs Rest Area: 11.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • window rock: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purty Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesa ButteENE 70°2,447 m24.9 mi
Midget MesaENE 70°2,429 m24.4 mi
Red MesaESE 117°2,311 m17.4 mi
Pyramid RockENE 61°2,282 m17.3 mi
North Burned Timber MountainSE 128°2,245 m23.6 mi
Remnant MesaE 91°2,216 m6.3 mi
South Burned Timber MountainSE 133°2,213 m24.3 mi
Red Rock HillE 94°2,206 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice06:0219:5720:35
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2216:2817:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441475666727062503830
Precip in0.80.70.60.50.60.41.61.91.30.90.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallup Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578576

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