Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 1,566 m in New Mexico. Hachita Peak stands 2,016 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Luna County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,566 m
How to reach it
43 named places within 25 miles
- Round Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Hat Top Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Deer Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Old Baldy: 5.5 mi
- Gage: 14.0 mi
- Old Hachita: 18.4 mi
- Separ: 19.4 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Hachita Historic Marker: 12.8 mi
- Butterfield Trail: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hachita Peak | SW 233° | 2,016 m | 22.1 mi |
| Flying W Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,892 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,888 m | 4.8 mi |
| Soldiers Farewell Hill | NNW 335° | 1,870 m | 24.4 mi |
| Lalacha Peak | SW 233° | 1,784 m | 22.4 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | N 1° | 1,765 m | 18.9 mi |
| Playas Peak | WSW 245° | 1,759 m | 22.2 mi |
| Apache Peak | SSW 210° | 1,754 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gage, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586466
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