Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 1,359 m in New Mexico. Park Hill stands 1,422 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Purcell, a peak 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Quay County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,359 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 15.9 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- San Jon Hill View · 17 mi
- Caprock View · 17 mi
27 named places within 25 miles
- Purcell: 0.5 mi
- Endee Hill: 2.7 mi
- Rusk Hill: 3.6 mi
- Little Park Hill: 7.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Clark Monument 9: 0.9 mi
- Caprock Amphitheatre & Ralph Stanfield Memorial Nature Trail: 17.1 mi
- San Jon PS Park: 18.0 mi
- San Jon Municipal Park: 18.4 mi
- NMTD Glenrio Visitor Information Center: 14.8 mi
- Eastbound Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Westbound Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Rhea Community: 17.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Llano Estacado Historical Marker: 18.3 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 14.4 mi
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 14.5 mi
- Sand Point: 8.2 mi
- Carand Collecible Museum: 14.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | W 269° | 1,422 m | 8.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 271° | 1,406 m | 7.3 mi |
| San Jon Hill | W 274° | 1,403 m | 16.9 mi |
| Little Park Hill | W 268° | 1,399 m | 7.1 mi |
| Boney Hill | W 262° | 1,362 m | 9.8 mi |
| Purcell | SSW 201° | 1,361 m | 0.5 mi |
| Endee Hill | WSW 250° | 1,328 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bedford Hill | W 281° | 1,312 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:31 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:33 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 17:06 | 17:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN JON, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357579326
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