Rough Mountain
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. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 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
- 2,477 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
35 named places within 25 miles
- Lackey Point: 1.4 mi
- Cougar Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Gallinas Mountains: 3.7 mi
- Gallinas Peak: 3.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.9 mi
- The Ollie D Tourist House: 8.5 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 19.0 mi
- Ancho: 19.1 mi
- Gran Quivira Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 21.1 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallinas Mountains | NW 308° | 2,631 m | 3.7 mi |
| West Turkey Cone | WNW 301° | 2,546 m | 4.7 mi |
| Gallinas Peak | NW 305° | 2,523 m | 3.7 mi |
| Lackey Point | WNW 303° | 2,452 m | 1.4 mi |
| Jicarilla Peak | SSE 165° | 2,304 m | 24.6 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SSE 162° | 2,290 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cougar Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,280 m | 2.9 mi |
| Tecolote Peak | SSE 163° | 2,225 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 19:42 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
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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