Rimrock Mountain
Rimrock Mountain rises to 1,753 m in New Mexico. Hornbrook Mountain stands 2,136 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Negrohead, a peak 0.7 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,753 m
How to reach it
77 named places within 25 miles
- Negrohead: 0.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Swallow Fork Peak: 2.2 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 2.3 mi
- Dogs Head: 3.4 mi
- Rockhouse Seep: 1.2 mi
- Allen Seep: 4.5 mi
- Able Seep: 4.6 mi
- Peterson Spring: 21.9 mi
- Juniper Spring: 22.9 mi
- Shakespeare Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- Playas Siding: 17.4 mi
- Smugglers Trail Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Pratt Post Office (historical): 20.6 mi
- Shakespeare: 8.4 mi
- Steins: 15.4 mi
- Separ: 17.8 mi
- Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site: 9.9 mi
- Astronomer's Paradise: 13.0 mi
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 9.9 mi
- Short Park: 10.1 mi
- Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.9 mi
- San Simon Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rimrock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornbrook Mountain | NE 35° | 2,136 m | 21.8 mi |
| Apache Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,114 m | 19.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | NE 37° | 1,982 m | 18.8 mi |
| Whitetop Hill | NE 40° | 1,909 m | 22.2 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NE 40° | 1,897 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNE 11° | 1,827 m | 2.3 mi |
| Pratt Peak | SW 219° | 1,803 m | 20.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,790 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:38 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lordsburg 4 SE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 893911 — Rimrock Mountain, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357579016
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