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Santo Tomas Mountain

Santo Tomas Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Santo Tomas Mountain rises to 1,285 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mesa, a peak 0.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 2.1 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1285 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.17065, -106.78083

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 43
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 12
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 9.0 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 9.9 mi
  • El Milagro: 11.8 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 13.8 mi
  • Sandia Gulch End: 14.5 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • The Tooth: 17.4 mi
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • South Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • North Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kilbourne Hole ACEC: 17.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleNE 47°2,708 m17.6 mi
Organ PeakNE 51°2,668 m17.5 mi
The NeedlesNE 44°2,565 m17.6 mi
Baldy PeakNE 51°2,564 m16.6 mi
Granite PeakNE 54°2,554 m18.8 mi
Sugarloaf PeakNE 49°2,443 m18.4 mi
Rabbit EarsNE 41°2,440 m18.1 mi
Baylor PeakNE 38°2,337 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:19
June solstice06:0219:4120:17
September equinox06:5618:3319:05
December solstice07:0516:3017:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955627180828175645244
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.40.61.81.71.40.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586459

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