Purty Rock
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. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 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
- 2,110 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 11.8 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
- 3.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
98 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Torrivio Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Refuge Rock: 5.1 mi
- Twin Knoll Buttes: 5.1 mi
- Remnant Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Red Rock Hill: 7.1 mi
- Bubany Park: 10.6 mi
- Gallup Brickyard Bike Park: 10.7 mi
- Babe Ruth Park: 11.2 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 13.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 13.9 mi
- 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
- New Side: 5.6 mi
- Wu Wall: 5.7 mi
- White Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Hunters Point: 15.3 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 10.3 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 10.6 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 17.0 mi
- Navajo Museum: 18.5 mi
- Wind Biker: 10.3 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 10.5 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 10.6 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 17.7 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 19.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Big Falls: 5.7 mi
- Painted Cliffs Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- window rock: 19.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Butte | ENE 70° | 2,447 m | 24.9 mi |
| Midget Mesa | ENE 70° | 2,429 m | 24.4 mi |
| Red Mesa | ESE 117° | 2,311 m | 17.4 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | ENE 61° | 2,282 m | 17.3 mi |
| North Burned Timber Mountain | SE 128° | 2,245 m | 23.6 mi |
| Remnant Mesa | E 91° | 2,216 m | 6.3 mi |
| South Burned Timber Mountain | SE 133° | 2,213 m | 24.3 mi |
| Red Rock Hill | E 94° | 2,206 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:28 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallup Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578576
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