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Tinaja Mountain

Tinaja Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2364 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.64975, -104.35332

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Museums: 4
  • 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
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Star: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Tinaja Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakE 100°2,682 m9.5 mi
Johnson MesaN 4°2,636 m18.2 mi
Towndrow PeakNNE 17°2,625 m18.4 mi
Pine ButtesESE 114°2,569 m11.2 mi
Palo Blanco MountainESE 107°2,542 m15.7 mi
Raspberry MountainESE 122°2,462 m9.2 mi
Hunter MesaNNE 16°2,460 m14.4 mi
The CraterESE 120°2,448 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:4019:4220:20
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0716:0616:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440485767716962513930
Precip in0.40.30.81.01.11.72.62.31.80.90.50.4

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357581100

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