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The Wagon Mound

The Wagon Mound, seen from above at true elevation

The Wagon Mound rises to 2,102 m in New Mexico. Turkey Mountains stands 2,807 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is WM, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 45 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2102 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.00059, -104.69527

53 named places within 25 miles

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey MountainsW 265°2,807 m11.6 mi
Cerro PelonWNW 288°2,704 m21.4 mi
Gallinas MesaNW 306°2,558 m24.7 mi
Cerro del AmoleWNW 283°2,494 m24.0 mi
Los Naranjos PeakWNW 302°2,461 m20.8 mi
Cerrito PelonNW 312°2,461 m23.5 mi
Rivera MesaNW 316°2,447 m24.4 mi
Encinosa MesaWNW 299°2,438 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4319:4120:20
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:0616:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541485766706862514133
Precip in0.40.60.70.81.51.73.12.72.11.20.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valmora, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899953 — The Wagon Mound, Mora County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586568

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