Three Sisters
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
- 1,923 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Tulloch Peak: 2.4 mi
- Red Hill: 2.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.2 mi
- Jacks Peak: 4.3 mi
- 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
- Bullard Hotel Historic Site: 17.0 mi
- H B Ailman House Historic Site: 17.0 mi
- Martin Maher House Historic Site: 17.1 mi
- O S Warren House Historic Site: 17.1 mi
- David Abraham House Historic Site: 17.2 mi
- Butterfield Trail: 13.2 mi
- Boston Hill Open Space: 16.4 mi
- Greg Goyo Park: 16.9 mi
- Gough Park: 17.6 mi
- Penny Park: 17.6 mi
- 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
- Silver CIty Museum: 17.0 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 17.4 mi
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 23.1 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 24.4 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 17.8 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 23.4 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 22.2 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 17.7 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinos Altos Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,473 m | 23.7 mi |
| Burro Peak | NW 317° | 2,445 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 3° | 2,444 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jacks Peak | NW 316° | 2,428 m | 4.3 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | NW 317° | 2,424 m | 5.4 mi |
| McComas Peak | N 4° | 2,340 m | 19.0 mi |
| W Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,319 m | 22.7 mi |
| Eighty Mountain | NNE 11° | 2,267 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
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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