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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 2,196 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the east-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tinaja Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.68558, -104.31637

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
Historic sites: 4
  • Grave: 9.3 mi
  • Sugarite Canyon State Park: 16.4 mi
  • Coal Camp Ruins: 18.1 mi
  • New Mexico / Colorado state line: 23.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Scouting Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Raton Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 22.4 mi
  • Folsom Museum: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakESE 120°2,682 m8.4 mi
Johnson MesaN 357°2,636 m15.7 mi
Towndrow PeakNNE 12°2,625 m15.5 mi
Dale MountainNNE 23°2,588 m18.2 mi
Pine ButtesSE 131°2,569 m10.8 mi
Red MountainNNE 31°2,569 m17.9 mi
Palo Blanco MountainESE 118°2,542 m14.8 mi
Little MesaN 9°2,479 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:09
June solstice05:4019:4220:20
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0716:0516:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440485767716962513930
Precip in0.40.30.81.01.11.72.62.31.80.90.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raton Muni Crews FLD AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578751

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