Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 2,569 m in New Mexico. Little Fishers Peak Mesa stands 2,747 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Madrid Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,569 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 26.7 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Madrid Peak: 2.2 mi
- Dale Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Wilson Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Griego Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Flatiron Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 4.7 mi
- Fisher Park: 9.5 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 13.1 mi
- Sugarite Canyon: 13.8 mi
- Romero Park: 15.3 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 12.3 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 13.0 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 19.6 mi
- Grave: 24.6 mi
- Folsom Museum: 13.5 mi
- Scouting Museum: 16.0 mi
- Raton Museum: 16.1 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 16.4 mi
- north finial: 16.0 mi
- south finial: 16.0 mi
- Raton: 16.3 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 13.5 mi
- Star: 16.3 mi
- Prestons Point: 3.7 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 19.4 mi
- Fishers Peak State Park: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Fishers Peak Mesa | NW 304° | 2,747 m | 16.2 mi |
| Burro Mesa | NW 312° | 2,666 m | 14.5 mi |
| Horse Mesa | WNW 299° | 2,662 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bobblers Knob | WNW 294° | 2,661 m | 15.3 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | W 272° | 2,636 m | 9.9 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | W 268° | 2,625 m | 6.0 mi |
| Barela Mesa | NW 305° | 2,611 m | 11.1 mi |
| Dale Mountain | WNW 303° | 2,588 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Maloya, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578754
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