The Roundup Ground
The Roundup Ground rises to 1,844 m in New Mexico. Cathey Peak stands 2,941 m to the east-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mesa, a peak 0.7 miles away. Sunspot Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1844 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
87 named places within 25 miles
- The Mesa: 0.7 mi
- Steamboat: 1.1 mi
- Long Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Hershberger Peak: 2.5 mi
- Stark Peak: 2.8 mi
- Silverado Park: 3.4 mi
- Paiute Park: 3.5 mi
- Mimosa Park: 3.8 mi
- Las Alturas Park: 3.9 mi
- Valencia Park: 3.9 mi
- The Alamogordo "A": 3.5 mi
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200: 5.0 mi
- Harry Francis Acley House Historic Site: 5.0 mi
- X-7A: 5.1 mi
- XQ-4A: 5.1 mi
- New Mexico Museum of Space History: 5.1 mi
- Tularosa Basin Museum of History: 5.1 mi
- Toy Train Depot: 5.8 mi
- Sacramento Mountains Historical Society Museum: 11.8 mi
- White Sands National Park: 17.3 mi
- Grave of Ham the Astrochimp: 5.0 mi
- Alamogordo Astronaut Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Alamogordo Founders Park: 5.1 mi
- Sacramento Columbarium: 19.8 mi
- Antarctic Telescope: 6.2 mi
- Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: 10.6 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 11.5 mi
- Sacramento mountains murle: 19.8 mi
- Astronaut Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Alamogordo Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Prayer garden: 19.8 mi
- Karr Spring: 5.7 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Roundup Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Peak | ESE 119° | 2,941 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sacramento Peak | SE 136° | 2,821 m | 6.1 mi |
| Alamo Peak | ENE 73° | 2,820 m | 4.9 mi |
| Prestridge Hill | E 98° | 2,638 m | 15.0 mi |
| Jefferies Peak | SE 134° | 2,591 m | 20.1 mi |
| Seep Peak | ESE 105° | 2,486 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mule Peak | SSE 162° | 2,462 m | 3.1 mi |
| Long Ridge | SE 142° | 2,446 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:24 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamogordo, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 913248 — The Roundup Ground, Otero County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357601794
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