Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 1,965 m in New Mexico. Chaco Mesa stands 2,276 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chacra Mesa, a peak 6.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 7.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5487101.
Wikidata Q49067770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,965 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Road Alignment · 11 mi
- Chaco Canyon · 11 mi
- Ramp View · 11 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chao Wall: 10.7 mi
- Chacoan Stairway: 11.2 mi
- Jackson Stairway: 11.3 mi
- Chocolate Mushroom Hoodoos: 15.4 mi
- Petrified Stump: 15.4 mi
- Chacra Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Fajada Butte: 7.6 mi
- South Mesa: 9.4 mi
- West Mesa: 12.4 mi
- Mesa Alta: 13.0 mi
- Burro Spring: 7.2 mi
- Ramona Spring: 9.2 mi
- Ojo Sandoval: 12.6 mi
- Ojo Soccoro: 12.6 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 23.3 mi
- Cliff Dwelling: 8.0 mi
- Penasco Blanco Great Kiva 1 antechambers: 14.4 mi
- Betonnie Tsosie Fossil Area: 18.8 mi
- Pierre's Site Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.1 mi
- Gumbo Point: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaco Mesa | ESE 120° | 2,276 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | SE 128° | 2,214 m | 15.6 mi |
| Lone Pine Tree Hill | SSE 168° | 2,178 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mesa Alta | SSE 151° | 2,157 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pretty Rock | SSE 166° | 2,133 m | 20.8 mi |
| Heart Rock | SW 215° | 2,119 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mesita Americana | SE 143° | 2,100 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mesa Pueblo | SSE 147° | 2,096 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:22 | 17:02 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chaco Canyon Natl MON, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357610527
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