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Rabbit Ears

Rabbit Ears, seen from above at true elevation

Rabbit Ears rises to 2,440 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the south-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Comfort Wall, a cliff 0.6 miles away. El Camino Real passes 13 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066246, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.36843, -106.57777

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 15
  • Topp Hut: 1.4 mi
  • Rock House: 3.9 mi
  • George Russell Beasley House Remains: 5.5 mi
  • George Beasley's Goat Pen: 5.7 mi
  • Cistern: 5.7 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Nike Missile: 4.0 mi
  • NMSU: 11.3 mi
  • The Traders: 11.7 mi
  • Class of 1931 Commemorative: 11.8 mi
  • The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 7
  • La Cueva: 2.5 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 13.0 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 14.0 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 17.4 mi
  • Sandia Gulch End: 17.8 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 0.6 mi
  • The Tooth: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • South Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • North Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 2.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleSSE 150°2,708 m1.8 mi
Organ PeakSSE 147°2,668 m3.2 mi
The NeedlesSSE 162°2,565 m1.0 mi
Baldy PeakSSE 162°2,564 m3.4 mi
Granite PeakSE 127°2,554 m4.2 mi
San Andres PeakN 7°2,459 m21.4 mi
Sugarloaf PeakSE 128°2,443 m2.5 mi
Baylor PeakN 1°2,337 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:18
June solstice06:0119:4120:17
September equinox06:5518:3219:04
December solstice07:0516:2817:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955627180828175645244
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.40.61.81.71.40.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578604

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