Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,099 m in New Mexico. Salinas Peak stands 2,715 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Top Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072965, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,099 m
How to reach it
30 named places within 25 miles
- Silver Top Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Capitol Peak: 5.1 mi
- Salinas Peak: 5.5 mi
- Middle Peak: 7.5 mi
- Big Mesa: 8.5 mi
- Jumbo: 23.4 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 23.7 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 24.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Peak | WSW 242° | 2,715 m | 5.5 mi |
| Oscura Peak | NNE 11° | 2,626 m | 21.9 mi |
| Silver Top Mountain | W 262° | 2,422 m | 3.8 mi |
| Middle Peak | WSW 245° | 2,322 m | 7.5 mi |
| Skillet Knob | WSW 237° | 2,305 m | 13.3 mi |
| Grandaddy Peak | WSW 243° | 2,286 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ladybug Peak | WSW 249° | 2,273 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Gyp Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,271 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:43 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:25 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tularosa, 30 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899910 — Sheep Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586469
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