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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. 38 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
1212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.48900, -104.10474

38 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
  • Mescalero Ridge: 19.3 mi
  • Mescalero Ridge: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
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 CascadeE 81°1,371 m21.0 mi
Mescalero PointESE 121°1,370 m18.0 mi
Button MesaENE 66°1,362 m23.4 mi
Haystack ButteNNW 345°1,267 m20.8 mi
Palma MesaNNE 12°1,255 m8.5 mi
Little HaystackNNW 343°1,255 m20.3 mi
Haystack MountainNNW 335°1,242 m16.5 mi
Mesa DiabloWSW 256°1,208 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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