Steins Mountain
Steins Mountain rises to 1,664 m in New Mexico. Cochise Head stands 2,465 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Steins, a ghost town 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,664 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Attorney Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Bobcat Hill: 5.2 mi
- McGhee Peak: 5.4 mi
- Rustler Peak: 5.9 mi
- Canteen Spring: 8.9 mi
- Ward Spring: 10.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 12.0 mi
- Able Seep: 16.1 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 16.7 mi
- Shakespeare Historical Marker: 16.8 mi
- Pratt Post Office (historical): 21.8 mi
- Wagon: 21.8 mi
- Abandoned Car: 21.9 mi
- Smugglers Trail Historical Marker: 23.3 mi
- Granite Gap Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 10.4 mi
- BLM: 21.5 mi
- May Memorial Wildlife Area: 22.1 mi
- Manhattan Claims: 23.5 mi
- Boat Minions: 24.0 mi
- Motorcycle Minion: 24.0 mi
- Gardening Minions: 24.0 mi
- Tractor Minion: 24.0 mi
- Steins: 1.5 mi
- Shakespeare: 16.8 mi
- Paradise: 24.7 mi
- Short Park: 18.6 mi
- Wood Canyon Park: 22.0 mi
- Bonita Park: 23.3 mi
- Astronomer's Paradise: 10.0 mi
- Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site: 19.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 24.5 mi
- Wood Canyon Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Jhus Falls: 23.1 mi
- San Simon Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Steins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochise Head | SW 233° | 2,465 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wood Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,226 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dunn Springs Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,979 m | 18.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | E 91° | 1,827 m | 16.9 mi |
| Engine Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,808 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pratt Peak | S 169° | 1,803 m | 19.1 mi |
| Steins Peak | NNW 341° | 1,782 m | 6.5 mi |
| South Pyramid Peak | ESE 120° | 1,782 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:21 | 17:56 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| September equinox | 06:05 | 17:42 | 18:14 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:39 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Simon, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582829
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