South Butte
South Butte rises to 2,070 m in New Mexico. Piñon Mountain stands 2,316 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is North Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075739, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2070 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Named places within 25 miles
- North Butte: 1.2 mi
- Timia: 2.3 mi
- South Point Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Turquoise Butte: 3.0 mi
- Ei-Enie: 3.3 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 20.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.2 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 23.1 mi
- Twin Spring: 23.6 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 23.7 mi
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Pueblo of Laguna Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 7.6 mi
- Cebolleta Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Sharp Point: 3.0 mi
- Seama Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Frog Mesa: 8.8 mi
- Crow Point: 10.9 mi
- Standing Rock: 22.7 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 9.8 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 20.4 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 21.0 mi
- Acoma Museum: 8.8 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 14.5 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of South Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piñon Mountain | SW 234° | 2,316 m | 13.3 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | N 6° | 2,174 m | 11.1 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | SW 230° | 2,141 m | 7.8 mi |
| Petoch Butte | SSW 213° | 2,102 m | 5.9 mi |
| Picacho Peak | NNW 346° | 2,088 m | 12.5 mi |
| Flower Mountain | NNW 326° | 2,069 m | 9.8 mi |
| Seama Mesa | NW 316° | 2,065 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sandstone Mesa | W 279° | 2,062 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895016 — South Butte, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357580495
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