Round Top
Round Top rises to 1,605 m in New Mexico. Flying W Mountain stands 1,892 m to the west-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gap Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Luna County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,605 m
How to reach it
38 named places within 25 miles
- Gap Hill: 2.5 mi
- Valiente Peak: 4.2 mi
- Flying W Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Old Baldy: 6.8 mi
- Hat Top Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Hachita Historic Marker: 17.7 mi
- Susan Parks Historical Marker: 24.2 mi
- Gage: 19.3 mi
- Old Hachita: 24.1 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Albert Fields Park: 23.9 mi
- Gazebo Plaza Park: 24.1 mi
- Columbus Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying W Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,892 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 277° | 1,888 m | 9.3 mi |
| North Peak | E 98° | 1,772 m | 18.2 mi |
| Apache Peak | WSW 243° | 1,754 m | 17.2 mi |
| Middle Peak | E 99° | 1,747 m | 18.7 mi |
| Valiente Peak | SSW 206° | 1,744 m | 4.2 mi |
| South Peak | E 100° | 1,712 m | 19.1 mi |
| Hat Top Mountain | W 276° | 1,703 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hachita 1W, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894190 — Round Top, Luna County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357579342
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