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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
2476 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.91866, -108.91257

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • 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
Historic sites: 1
Parks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escudilla MountainWNW 282°3,326 m12.5 mi
Escudilla LookoutW 279°3,315 m12.2 mi
Noble MountainW 265°2,919 m16.1 mi
South MountainWSW 247°2,899 m15.9 mi
Turner PeakWSW 255°2,874 m7.8 mi
Jim Smith PeakNW 322°2,820 m6.3 mi
Gobbler PointWSW 249°2,820 m15.8 mi
Gallo PeakENE 63°2,818 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:0619:5420:31
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1816:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598145

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