Techado Mountain
Techado Mountain rises to 2,490 m in New Mexico. Escondido Mountain stands 3,000 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Rock, a peak 2.9 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49081722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2490 m
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
46 named places within 25 miles
- Toms Rock: 2.9 mi
- Mariano Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Veteado Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Cat Hill: 7.0 mi
- Taylor Hills: 7.2 mi
- The Lightning Field: 12.7 mi
- Lightning Field: 12.9 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Mangas: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Techado Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido Mountain | SSW 200° | 3,000 m | 22.5 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SE 128° | 2,634 m | 21.6 mi |
| Capital Dome | SE 131° | 2,605 m | 20.4 mi |
| Veteado Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,593 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cerro Alto | N 7° | 2,593 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cerro Lobo | NNE 14° | 2,528 m | 24.5 mi |
| Monument Rock | SE 124° | 2,521 m | 23.7 mi |
| Castle Dome | SE 130° | 2,514 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357580953
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