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The Cup

The Cup, seen from above at true elevation

The Cup rises to 2,325 m in New Mexico. Mount Powell stands 2,653 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Owl Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.6 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082320, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2325 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56447, -108.11868

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Springs: 13
  • Owl Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Blue Water Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Many Mexican Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Carvco Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Red Willow Spring: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Casamero Community ACEC: 10.3 mi
  • Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PowellSW 225°2,653 m9.6 mi
Hosta ButteWNW 290°2,628 m4.5 mi
Salitre MesaS 179°2,625 m23.7 mi
San Mateo MesaESE 114°2,513 m23.0 mi
Mesa de OrtegaESE 112°2,506 m21.5 mi
Mesa de JaramilloESE 109°2,498 m13.4 mi
Big PointE 82°2,495 m3.9 mi
The RinconSW 215°2,489 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5819:5420:32
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:1916:2417:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303541485667706861503930
Precip in0.80.60.60.60.70.62.02.41.40.90.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thoreau 12 SE, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583875

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