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Rough Mountain

Rough Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rough Mountain rises to 2,014 m in New Mexico. Animas Mountains High Point stands 2,611 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49069518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,014 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.72899, -108.68727

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Black Bill Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Woodchoppers Spring: 20.7 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Devil's Kitchen: 24.0 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Ned Hall Community Park: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rough Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Animas Mountains High PointSSW2,611 m12.5 mi
Animas PeakSSW2,600 m11.7 mi
Big Hatchet PeakESE2,542 m18.2 mi
Zeller PeakESE2,244 m17.7 mi
Gillespie MountainS2,218 m4.5 mi
Gray MountainNW2,108 m17.1 mi
7K PeakSSE2,052 m13.7 mi
Center PeakS2,045 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5519:27
June solstice06:1119:4820:24
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1116:3917:16

Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854617079807873635244
Precip in0.70.50.40.20.20.52.31.91.01.00.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Animas 3ese, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357587479

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