Sentinel Butte
Sentinel Butte rises to 1,509 m in New Mexico. Animas Mountains High Point stands 2,611 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Mountain, a peak 6.0 miles away. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072245, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1509 m
How to reach it
22 named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Pierce Peak: 6.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Little Top Hat Butte: 8.9 mi
- Hilo Peak: 9.2 mi
- Continental Divide Trail Southern Terminus: 14.9 mi
- Cowboy Rim: 16.9 mi
- Black Bill Spring: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sentinel Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animas Mountains High Point | WNW 294° | 2,611 m | 21.7 mi |
| Animas Peak | WNW 296° | 2,600 m | 21.8 mi |
| Big Hatchet Peak | NNE 13° | 2,542 m | 13.8 mi |
| Zeller Peak | NNE 12° | 2,244 m | 15.7 mi |
| Gillespie Mountain | NW 319° | 2,218 m | 20.4 mi |
| 7K Peak | WNW 302° | 2,052 m | 12.3 mi |
| Center Peak | WNW 298° | 2,045 m | 15.6 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | NW 324° | 2,028 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 19:47 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:39 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357580256
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