Standing Rock
Standing Rock rises to 1,930 m in New Mexico. Mount Powell stands 2,653 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Toyee Spring, a spring 4.3 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 11 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077535, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,930 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 22.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chaco Canyon · 29 mi
- Terrace View · 29 mi
- Shrimp Burrows · 29 mi
- Pueblo Bonito Overlook · 29 mi
58 named places within 25 miles
- Flat Top Hill: 5.1 mi
- Dry Hill: 5.8 mi
- Antelope Lookout Mesa: 11.1 mi
- Little Ear Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Tiger Walkup Mesa: 11.6 mi
- Toyee Spring: 4.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 4.8 mi
- Rough Rock Spring: 5.0 mi
- Oak Spring: 5.0 mi
- Tol Dohn Spring: 6.3 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 15.8 mi
- Hoodoos: 22.2 mi
- Church Rock: 22.2 mi
- Red Rock Park: 22.7 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 22.8 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 22.9 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 23.5 mi
- White Cliffs: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Standing Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | SSE 164° | 2,653 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hosta Butte | SSE 148° | 2,628 m | 17.5 mi |
| Deza Bluffs | WNW 287° | 2,519 m | 24.1 mi |
| Big Point | SE 132° | 2,495 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mesa Butte | SSW 200° | 2,447 m | 18.1 mi |
| Midget Mesa | SSW 201° | 2,429 m | 18.3 mi |
| Wheat Grass Butte | SE 129° | 2,409 m | 22.6 mi |
| The Cup | SE 140° | 2,325 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:25 | 17:04 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallup Sand & Gravel, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586510
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