Soldier Mountain
Soldier Mountain rises to 2,516 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Monjeau Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2516 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Monjeau Peak: 2.3 mi
- Loma Grande: 2.4 mi
- Granite Knob: 2.4 mi
- Salt Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mills Peak: 3.8 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Windy Point: 4.5 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 5.7 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 5.8 mi
- Sierra Blanca Historical Marker: 6.9 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 9.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 11.7 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 12.5 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 12.6 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 14.5 mi
- Fox Cave: 14.6 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 20.8 mi
- Robsart: 19.7 mi
- White Oaks: 19.9 mi
- Old Mill: 11.0 mi
- Padilla Springs: 12.1 mi
- Donkey Statue: 14.7 mi
- The Palisades: 15.3 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Soldier Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSW 210° | 3,620 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SW 216° | 3,518 m | 6.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,276 m | 4.3 mi |
| White Horse Hill | WSW 246° | 3,111 m | 5.4 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NW 310° | 2,966 m | 4.0 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSE 152° | 2,942 m | 2.3 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | N 4° | 2,932 m | 16.0 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | N 4° | 2,932 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911196 — Soldier Mountain, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599253
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