Rabbit Butte
Rabbit Butte rises to 1,894 m in New Mexico. Mesa Negra stands 2,506 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Flour Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,894 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.4 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 27 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flour Butte: 1.1 mi
- Ei-Enie: 1.6 mi
- Woods Mesa: 1.7 mi
- Jar Butte: 1.8 mi
- Turquoise Butte: 2.3 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 17.5 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 20.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.1 mi
- Twin Spring: 20.7 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 20.9 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 7.4 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 16.1 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 21.5 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 22.9 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 7.9 mi
- Truman Park: 21.7 mi
- Smokey Circle: 22.3 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 22.6 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 22.9 mi
- Seama Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Crow Point: 6.1 mi
- Sharp Point: 7.9 mi
- Frog Mesa: 9.7 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 17.3 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 20.6 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 22.5 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 23.6 mi
- Acoma Museum: 5.5 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 22.8 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 22.8 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.9 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Rabbit Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Negra | W 269° | 2,506 m | 12.6 mi |
| Blue Mesa | SW 222° | 2,367 m | 11.7 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | SW 214° | 2,316 m | 10.8 mi |
| Blue Water Mesa | S 181° | 2,230 m | 15.2 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,174 m | 11.5 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | SSW 192° | 2,141 m | 6.3 mi |
| Petoch Butte | SSE 166° | 2,102 m | 6.3 mi |
| Picacho Peak | N 9° | 2,088 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898691 — Rabbit Butte, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583862
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