The Wagon Mound
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 Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 45 miles off. 36 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
- 2,102 m
How to reach it
- 45.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 25.3 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
36 named places within 25 miles
- Las Mesas Del Conjelon: 1.5 mi
- Santa Clara Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Jarosa Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Alto de Hormiga: 5.4 mi
- Mogote Hills: 7.9 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.8 mi
- Wagon Mound Veterans' Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Fort Union Rest Area: 12.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Mountains | W 265° | 2,807 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | WNW 288° | 2,704 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gallinas Mesa | NW 306° | 2,558 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cerro del Amole | WNW 283° | 2,494 m | 24.0 mi |
| Los Naranjos Peak | WNW 302° | 2,461 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cerrito Pelon | NW 312° | 2,461 m | 23.5 mi |
| Rivera Mesa | NW 316° | 2,447 m | 24.4 mi |
| Encinosa Mesa | WNW 299° | 2,438 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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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