Tank Mountain
Tank Mountain rises to 2,191 m in New Mexico. Piedra Peak stands 2,581 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Nebo, a peak 2.5 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 4.0 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,191 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 22.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lehmer Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tiger Park: 11.8 mi
- Kokopelli Park: 12.0 mi
- Cap Walls Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
- Minimum Park: 12.9 mi
- Main Avenue Courtyard: 12.9 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.5 mi
- Mesa Mountains: 3.7 mi
- Hart Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Slane Knob: 8.8 mi
- Bondad Hill: 9.4 mi
- Animas #5 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 3.2 mi
- Animas #3 (River Tracts & Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 3.4 mi
- Animas #2 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 3.6 mi
- Alien Run Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Animas #4 (Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern): 4.0 mi
- McCoy-Maddox House Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Harvey McCoy House Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Austin-McDonald House Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- D C Ball House Historic Site: 12.5 mi
- Daws-Keys House Historic Site: 12.6 mi
- UFO crash site ( Aztec NM ): 4.6 mi
- UFO Crash Site Plaque: "Recovery at Hart Canyon": 4.7 mi
- Simon Canyon Pueblito: 11.2 mi
- Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 12.5 mi
- Flora Vista Ruins: 18.4 mi
- Aztec Ruins Visitor Center: 12.6 mi
- Aztec Museum: 12.9 mi
- Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum: 16.6 mi
- Salmon Ruin Museum: 20.2 mi
- Rail Museum: 22.8 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 12.6 mi
- Bloomfield "B": 17.5 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 18.2 mi
- Lamp & Light: 21.1 mi
- Energy Dance: 22.9 mi
- Cinder Bluffs: 18.4 mi
- South Buzan Canyon: 23.4 mi
- North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 23.7 mi
- North Buzan Canyon - North Rim: 24.0 mi
- Morningstar Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Aztec Ruins Heritage Garden: 12.6 mi
- Riverside Nature Center Xeriscape Garden: 24.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.9 mi
- Brown Spring: 22.1 mi
- Dryfall: 5.7 mi
- The Beach At Farmington Lake: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tank Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedra Peak | ENE 63° | 2,581 m | 22.3 mi |
| Perins Peak | NNW 347° | 2,541 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bridge Timber Mountain | NW 326° | 2,515 m | 17.6 mi |
| Basin Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,506 m | 19.8 mi |
| Piedra Peak Number 2 | ENE 66° | 2,481 m | 22.3 mi |
| Smelter Mountain | NNW 347° | 2,354 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,340 m | 23.8 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNW 346° | 2,319 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aztec Ruins NM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357582832
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