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Sardine Mountain

Sardine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sardine Mountain rises to 1,212 m in New Mexico. Punta Culebra de Cascade stands 1,371 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlas Missile Sit 579-5, a historic site 5.5 miles away. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49071440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.48900, -104.10474

36 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Berrendo Park: 23.5 mi
  • Spring River Park: 23.7 mi
  • Del Norte Park: 23.8 mi
  • JC Park: 23.9 mi
  • Asa Guffey Park: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 9
Historic sites: 4
  • Atlas Missile Sit 579-5: 5.5 mi
  • Atlas Missile Site 579-4: 6.5 mi
  • Old Frazier Schoolhouse: 15.1 mi
  • Roswell Historic Marker: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area: 13.6 mi
  • Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.2 mi
  • Mescalero Sands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.6 mi
  • Overflow Wetlands Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.1 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Mescalero Ridge: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Punta Culebra de CascadeE1,371 m21.0 mi
Mescalero PointESE1,370 m18.0 mi
Button MesaENE1,362 m23.4 mi
Haystack ButteNNW1,267 m20.8 mi
Palma MesaNNE1,255 m8.5 mi
Little HaystackNNW1,255 m20.3 mi
Haystack MountainNNW1,242 m16.5 mi
Mesa DiabloWSW1,208 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:08
June solstice05:4819:3420:10
September equinox06:4518:2218:55
December solstice06:5716:1516:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394451606878807871594739
Precip in0.30.40.60.61.51.42.31.71.81.50.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Lakes WL Refuge, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894596 — Sardine Mountain, Chaves County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357580050

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