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Sierra Alta

Sierra Alta, seen from above at true elevation

Sierra Alta rises to 1,771 m in New Mexico. Mesa Azur stands 2,002 m to the south-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Hills, a peak 0.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 5.9 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1771 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.56592, -107.12307

55 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Attractions: 4
  • Teako's Giants of Hatch: 7.1 mi
  • Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 15.3 mi
  • Sandia Gulch End: 19.9 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Rincon Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 8.9 mi
  • Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • South Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Derry Warm Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Libby Spring: 21.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Village of Hatch Museum: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sierra Alta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mesa AzurSSW 206°2,002 m5.4 mi
Magdalena PeakSSW 207°1,984 m5.7 mi
Sugarloaf PeakSW 218°1,954 m5.7 mi
Red House MountainN 355°1,873 m15.3 mi
Tailholt MountainSSW 191°1,838 m3.7 mi
Piña PeakSW 231°1,802 m1.8 mi
Robledo MountainSE 127°1,788 m15.0 mi
Nutt MountainWNW 282°1,781 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:20
June solstice06:0219:4420:20
September equinox06:5718:3419:07
December solstice07:0716:3017:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586677807871604839
Precip in0.60.40.20.20.40.92.32.21.10.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583458

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