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Sombrero Butte

Sombrero Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Sombrero Butte rises to 1,911 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks Historical Marker, a park 5.0 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075587, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1911 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35447, -104.12998

47 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Grave: 15.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakN 351°2,682 m19.0 mi
Pine ButtesN 352°2,569 m16.0 mi
Palo Blanco MountainN 10°2,542 m16.1 mi
Raspberry MountainNNW 343°2,462 m16.2 mi
The CraterN 350°2,448 m14.9 mi
Trujillo MesaN 352°2,435 m13.7 mi
Hogeye MesaN 356°2,416 m13.4 mi
Turkey MountainNNW 336°2,401 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:4019:4020:18
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0516:0616:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495868727063524032
Precip in0.30.30.70.91.81.63.03.21.71.00.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pasamonte, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898853 — Sombrero Butte, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357584131

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