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Sentinel Butte

Sentinel Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates31.44122, -108.45226

22 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 19
Historic sites: 1
  • Continental Divide Trail Southern Terminus: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Animas Mountains High PointWNW 294°2,611 m21.7 mi
Animas PeakWNW 296°2,600 m21.8 mi
Big Hatchet PeakNNE 13°2,542 m13.8 mi
Zeller PeakNNE 12°2,244 m15.7 mi
Gillespie MountainNW 319°2,218 m20.4 mi
7K PeakWNW 302°2,052 m12.3 mi
Center PeakWNW 298°2,045 m15.6 mi
Anderson MountainNW 324°2,028 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5419:26
June solstice06:1019:4720:22
September equinox07:0318:4019:12
December solstice07:1016:3917:16

Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434752596777787671615142
Precip in0.80.40.40.10.20.73.12.31.70.70.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357580256

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