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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 1,460 m in New Mexico. Huff Hill stands 1,674 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gyp Hill, a peak 8.3 miles away. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49069857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.99481, -104.86887

12 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huff HillWSW 244°1,674 m22.7 mi
Cowboy MesaWNW 284°1,647 m11.3 mi
El Morro MesaNNE 23°1,527 m23.0 mi
Gyp HillW 270°1,519 m8.3 mi
Conejo MesaNNE 33°1,474 m24.9 mi
Burro HillNE 39°1,421 m9.8 mi
PoquitA MesaE 97°1,373 m14.2 mi
Round TopSE 142°1,239 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:11
June solstice05:4919:3820:15
September equinox06:4818:2518:58
December solstice07:0216:1716:55

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394148556473767468564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ramon 8 SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357579321

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