Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 2,111 m in New Mexico. Chaco Mesa stands 2,276 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 7.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49067768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2111 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chaco Canyon · 11 mi
- Road Alignment · 11 mi
- Ramp View · 12 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chao Wall: 10.7 mi
- Chacoan Stairway: 11.3 mi
- Jackson Stairway: 11.5 mi
- Chocolate Mushroom Hoodoos: 15.9 mi
- Petrified Stump: 15.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Chacra Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Fajada Butte: 7.8 mi
- South Mesa: 9.4 mi
- West Mesa: 12.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 7.5 mi
- Ramona Spring: 9.8 mi
- Ojo Sandoval: 13.4 mi
- Ojo Soccoro: 13.4 mi
- Ojo del Chopo: 22.5 mi
- Cliff Dwelling: 8.6 mi
- Penasco Blanco Great Kiva 1 antechambers: 14.5 mi
- Betonnie Tsosie Fossil Area: 19.7 mi
- Pierre's Site Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.6 mi
- Gumbo Point: 17.5 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 118° | 2,276 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | SE 125° | 2,214 m | 15.6 mi |
| Lone Pine Tree Hill | SSE 166° | 2,178 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mesa Alta | SSE 147° | 2,157 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pretty Rock | SSE 164° | 2,133 m | 20.3 mi |
| Heart Rock | SW 215° | 2,119 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mesita Americana | SE 140° | 2,100 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mesa Pueblo | SE 143° | 2,096 m | 15.2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893775 — Red Mountain, McKinley County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357578747
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