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Steamboat Butte

Steamboat Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Steamboat Butte rises to 1,428 m in New Mexico. Lone Butte stands 2,037 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wedding Cake Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 20 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Union County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077797, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1428 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97819, -103.20586

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Black Mesa Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kenton Museum: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Petrified Log Exhibit: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone ButteWNW 296°2,037 m23.4 mi
Seven L ButtesWNW 298°1,996 m18.5 mi
Mesa de MayaWNW 298°1,996 m18.5 mi
Fallas MesaNW 313°1,913 m21.8 mi
Jesus MesaWNW 292°1,882 m17.7 mi
Brushy MountainW 280°1,875 m22.4 mi
Dalerose MesaNW 312°1,862 m18.1 mi
Cobert MesaW 277°1,837 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3419:3820:16
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0316:0016:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845526271757366544436
Precip in0.40.40.91.41.92.02.82.91.50.90.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — KIM 10sse, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357590699

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