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Rough Mountain

Rough Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rough Mountain rises to 2,477 m in New Mexico. Gallinas Mountains stands 2,631 m to the northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lackey Point, a peak 1.4 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 21 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2477 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.21368, -105.73750

36 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1

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
Gallinas MountainsNW 308°2,631 m3.7 mi
West Turkey ConeWNW 301°2,546 m4.7 mi
Gallinas PeakNW 305°2,523 m3.7 mi
Lackey PointWNW 303°2,452 m1.4 mi
Jicarilla PeakSSE 165°2,304 m24.6 mi
Jacks PeakSSE 162°2,290 m20.8 mi
Cougar MountainNNE 20°2,280 m2.9 mi
Tecolote PeakSSE 163°2,225 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:15
June solstice05:5219:4220:19
September equinox06:5218:2819:01
December solstice07:0616:1916:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363844516070727065554436
Precip in0.60.60.60.71.21.33.33.21.91.70.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corona 10sw, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1934763 — Rough Mountain, Lincoln County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357620926

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