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Three Sisters

Three Sisters, seen from above at true elevation

Three Sisters rises to 1,923 m in New Mexico. Pinos Altos Mountain stands 2,473 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1923 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.53758, -108.37477

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
  • Grapevine Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Mud Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Rustler Spring: 7.1 mi
  • McCain Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Juniper Spring: 8.9 mi
Parks: 17
Cliffs: 5
  • Comanche Pit: 16.0 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 16.2 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 16.3 mi
  • North Pit: 16.4 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 16.6 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 17.7 mi
  • C: 20.4 mi
  • W: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 17.8 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 23.2 mi
  • Yucca Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinos Altos MountainNNE 19°2,473 m23.7 mi
Burro PeakNW 317°2,445 m5.0 mi
Bear MountainN 3°2,444 m20.6 mi
Jacks PeakNW 316°2,428 m4.3 mi
Ferguson MountainNW 317°2,424 m5.4 mi
McComas PeakN 4°2,340 m19.0 mi
W MountainNNE 20°2,319 m22.7 mi
Eighty MountainNNE 11°2,267 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0719:4920:25
September equinox07:0218:3919:12
December solstice07:1216:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348556473757367574739
Precip in1.11.10.60.30.40.63.32.71.61.11.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Signal, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911685 — Three Sisters, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357599714

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