Sugarloaf Butte
Sugarloaf Butte rises to 1,404 m in New Mexico. Tecolate Mesa stands 1,830 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Mesa, a peak 0.8 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 19 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49079380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1404 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 125.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
33 named places within 25 miles
- Lone Mesa: 0.8 mi
- Lone Mesa: 0.8 mi
- Middle Mesa: 2.4 mi
- Big Canyon Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Red Hill: 3.9 mi
- Black Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Site of Old Fort Nichols: 17.2 mi
- Old Santa Fe Trail Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route: 18.8 mi
- Autograph Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Devils Elbow: 24.3 mi
- Lone Rock: 24.3 mi
- Black Mesa Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Kenton Museum: 6.9 mi
- Petrified Log Exhibit: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugarloaf Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecolate Mesa | NW 308° | 1,830 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cerro Negro | WNW 289° | 1,826 m | 22.5 mi |
| Middle Mesa | WNW 290° | 1,797 m | 22.9 mi |
| Huerfanita | WNW 302° | 1,771 m | 23.2 mi |
| Black Mesa | WNW 289° | 1,739 m | 18.9 mi |
| Jesus Mesa | W 271° | 1,699 m | 20.1 mi |
| Baldy Hill | W 266° | 1,678 m | 24.7 mi |
| Potato Butte | NNW 339° | 1,668 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kenton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899931 — Sugarloaf Butte, Union County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586516
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