Scully Mountain
Scully Mountain rises to 2,982 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 155 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,982 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 23.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 21 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 22 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 23 mi
155 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Taos Peak: 3.6 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Taos Cone: 5.4 mi
- Touch-Me-Not Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 3.6 mi
- Hematite Park: 5.0 mi
- Foster Park: 5.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Enchanted Forest: 7.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 3.6 mi
- French Henry Mill: 6.6 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Palisades Sill: 9.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 9.9 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 17.8 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 17.8 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 17.9 mi
- T-Rex Track: 18.0 mi
- Shortcut: 18.4 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 3.9 mi
- Little Red School House: 9.2 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 19.8 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 20.1 mi
- Bent House Museum: 20.3 mi
- Eagle: 3.7 mi
- Questa Apple: 16.9 mi
- Native Art: 19.5 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 20.5 mi
- Red Horse: 21.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 5.8 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 8.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 20.3 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
- Apache Spring: 9.5 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 14.7 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 24.6 mi
- Palisades: 8.9 mi
- Betty's Bra: 18.6 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- La Vinateria: 20.5 mi
- La Belle: 11.2 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scully Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | WSW 246° | 4,011 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Walter | WSW 247° | 3,996 m | 7.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | WSW 238° | 3,989 m | 7.2 mi |
| Simpson Peak | WSW 241° | 3,953 m | 7.5 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | WSW 247° | 3,929 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gold Hill | WNW 288° | 3,872 m | 9.3 mi |
| Red Dome | SW 235° | 3,868 m | 6.4 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | WSW 243° | 3,848 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 910891 — Scully Mountain, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598989
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