Round Butte
Round Butte rises to 2,198 m in New Mexico. Mount Taylor stands 3,449 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dos Lomas, a peak 0.5 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49069547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2198 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 8.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.0 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 27 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 28 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dos Lomas: 0.5 mi
- Flat Mesa: 0.5 mi
- Mesa Montanosa: 2.1 mi
- Mesa Montanosa: 2.3 mi
- Havre Point: 2.6 mi
- Twin Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 14.4 mi
- Ojo Piedra Spring: 15.5 mi
- Lower American Canyon Spring: 17.1 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 11.6 mi
- McElroy Park: 12.5 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 12.8 mi
- Smokey Circle: 12.9 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 13.4 mi
- Punta Burro: 8.5 mi
- Jim Point: 8.7 mi
- Rancho Perfecto Point: 13.3 mi
- Gumbo Point: 24.8 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 12.8 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 13.4 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 13.4 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 13.4 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 13.7 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 15.1 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 15.9 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 20.9 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 11.0 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 12.4 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 13.4 mi
- Roy T. Herman's Garage: 21.1 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 8.4 mi
- Jesus: 12.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Round Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Taylor | ESE 118° | 3,449 m | 15.9 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | ESE 108° | 3,057 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cerro Osha | ESE 104° | 2,947 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cerro Venada | ESE 108° | 2,824 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Sedgwick | SW 228° | 2,819 m | 18.0 mi |
| Microwave Ridge | SE 127° | 2,807 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cerro Redondo | E 98° | 2,735 m | 21.0 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | WSW 239° | 2,625 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357612947
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