Sombrero Butte
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, a peak 5.0 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 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
- 1,911 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 84.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.8 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
41 named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rocks: 5.0 mi
- Point of Rocks Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Hogback Butte: 5.7 mi
- Black Hill: 6.0 mi
- Las Mesetas: 7.8 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 9.8 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 21.9 mi
- Devils Point: 11.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | N 351° | 2,682 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pine Buttes | N 352° | 2,569 m | 16.0 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | N 10° | 2,542 m | 16.1 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,462 m | 16.2 mi |
| The Crater | N 350° | 2,448 m | 14.9 mi |
| Trujillo Mesa | N 352° | 2,435 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hogeye Mesa | N 356° | 2,416 m | 13.4 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,401 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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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