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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2569 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90752, -104.14942

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
Historic sites: 4
  • 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
Museums: 4
  • Folsom Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Scouting Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Raton Museum: 16.1 mi
  • The Old Branson Jail: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Trinchera Falls: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Fishers Peak MesaNW 304°2,747 m16.2 mi
Burro MesaNW 312°2,666 m14.5 mi
Horse MesaWNW 299°2,662 m12.2 mi
Bobblers KnobWNW 294°2,661 m15.3 mi
Johnson MesaW 272°2,636 m9.9 mi
Towndrow PeakW 268°2,625 m6.0 mi
Barela MesaNW 305°2,611 m11.1 mi
Dale MountainWNW 303°2,588 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3819:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0716:0416:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262835425160646256463527
Precip in0.90.91.82.02.02.03.42.91.91.61.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Maloya, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578754

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