Thompson Cone
Thompson Cone rises to 2,396 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoner Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083210, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,396 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 24.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 6 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 28 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stoner Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pine Flat Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Seven Brothers Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Maverick Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Williams Peak: 2.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 5.8 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 12.3 mi
- Magnum Spring: 13.0 mi
- Negro Bill Spring: 13.1 mi
- 6 B Spring: 13.9 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 6.7 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 9.9 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Lake Valley: 13.1 mi
- Doctor Granville Wood House Historic Site: 13.5 mi
- Lake Valley: 13.0 mi
- Santa Rita: 18.1 mi
- Hermosa: 22.8 mi
- Mowry City: 23.6 mi
- Nutt: 24.8 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 12.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.0 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 15.0 mi
- Victorio Park: 16.2 mi
- Bataan Memorial Park: 23.8 mi
- Black Range Museum: 12.4 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 12.4 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 21.2 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Thompson Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | NNW 339° | 3,092 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | NNW 349° | 3,053 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | NNW 333° | 2,936 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,890 m | 7.3 mi |
| Granite Peak | N 357° | 2,830 m | 12.1 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | N 355° | 2,723 m | 17.3 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | N 350° | 2,657 m | 2.5 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | N 2° | 2,402 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:32 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911662 — Thompson Cone, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599697
Take the scenic way to Thompson Cone.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.