Tinaja Mountain
Tinaja Mountain rises to 2,364 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerrito Gato, a peak 1.9 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,364 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 24.3 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 92.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerrito Gato: 1.9 mi
- Tinaja Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Cerriot Negro: 3.7 mi
- Eagle Tail Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Maxwell Park: 12.8 mi
- Dorsey Mansion State Monument: 14.3 mi
- La Mesa Park: 16.1 mi
- Optimist Park South: 16.4 mi
- Legion Park: 17.6 mi
- Grave: 8.3 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 18.6 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 20.3 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 23.9 mi
- New Mexico / Colorado state line: 24.9 mi
- Scouting Museum: 17.8 mi
- Raton Museum: 18.1 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 19.2 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 23.9 mi
- south finial: 18.1 mi
- north finial: 18.1 mi
- Raton: 18.3 mi
- Devils Point: 12.6 mi
- Prestons Point: 22.1 mi
- Star: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Tinaja Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin Peak | E 100° | 2,682 m | 9.5 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | N 4° | 2,636 m | 18.2 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | NNE 17° | 2,625 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pine Buttes | ESE 114° | 2,569 m | 11.2 mi |
| Palo Blanco Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,542 m | 15.7 mi |
| Jose Butte | ENE 56° | 2,471 m | 20.2 mi |
| Raspberry Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,462 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hunter Mesa | NNE 16° | 2,460 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raton Muni Crews FLD AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357581100
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