Reichey Butte
Reichey Butte rises to 1,479 m in New Mexico. Mesa Azur stands 2,002 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sleeping Lady Hills, a peak 2.2 miles away. El Camino Real passes 14 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1479 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 29.9 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- La Llorona Park: 13.4 mi
- Tierra del Sol Park: 14.3 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument: 14.9 mi
- Fort Selden State Monument Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
- Valle Verde Park: 14.9 mi
- Sleeping Lady Hills: 2.2 mi
- Rough and Ready Gap: 5.2 mi
- Aden Hill: 8.1 mi
- Picacho Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Aden Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture: 11.1 mi
- 1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project: 17.6 mi
- Weston Engine Co. Painted Post NY: 17.6 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 17.6 mi
- Clock Tower at NMSU: 17.6 mi
- The Gadsen Museum: 15.4 mi
- Las Cruces Railroad Museum: 15.7 mi
- Branigan Cultural Center: 16.1 mi
- Art Museum: 16.1 mi
- Museum of Nature & Science: 16.1 mi
- Old Main: 17.6 mi
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque: 17.6 mi
- Battan Memorial Statue: 18.0 mi
- SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez Memorial Interchange: 19.1 mi
- Pat Garret Murder Site: 20.2 mi
- Sandia Gulch End: 10.9 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 11.1 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 14.5 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 15.8 mi
- Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 14.0 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 18.9 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 19.0 mi
- South Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- North Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.6 mi
- Kilbourne Hole ACEC: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reichey Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Azur | NNW 335° | 2,002 m | 14.8 mi |
| Magdalena Peak | NNW 334° | 1,984 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | NNW 332° | 1,954 m | 15.7 mi |
| Tailholt Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,838 m | 15.3 mi |
| Piña Peak | NNW 343° | 1,802 m | 17.9 mi |
| Robledo Mountain | NE 41° | 1,788 m | 12.3 mi |
| Summerford Mountain | NE 43° | 1,776 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sierra Alta | NNW 348° | 1,771 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:43 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:31 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899872 — Reichey Butte, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586422
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