Red Butte
Red Butte rises to 2,476 m in New Mexico. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Peak, a peak 2.9 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49067098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,476 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the White Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Funderburg Spring: 3.5 mi
- Cienega Spring: 4.3 mi
- Karruth Spring: 4.8 mi
- Twin Doe Spring: 5.4 mi
- Smith Spring: 5.7 mi
- Bishop Peak: 2.9 mi
- Hellroaring Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Hell Roaring Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Jones Peak: 5.5 mi
- Bill Lee Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 16.8 mi
- Dangerous Park: 20.5 mi
- Red Hill: 20.9 mi
- Burke Point: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escudilla Mountain | WNW 282° | 3,326 m | 12.5 mi |
| Escudilla Lookout | W 279° | 3,315 m | 12.2 mi |
| Noble Mountain | W 265° | 2,919 m | 16.1 mi |
| Turner Peak | WSW 255° | 2,874 m | 7.8 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | NW 322° | 2,820 m | 6.3 mi |
| Gobbler Point | WSW 249° | 2,820 m | 15.8 mi |
| Gallo Peak | ENE 63° | 2,818 m | 17.5 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NE 47° | 2,780 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598145
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