Tombe
Tombe rises to 2,640 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinoreal Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,640 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 3.3 mi off the High Road to Taos
- 24.5 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- U S Hill · 9 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 26 mi
142 named places within 25 miles
- Pinoreal Peak: 1.2 mi
- Tetillas Peak: 1.4 mi
- Cerrito Colorado: 2.3 mi
- Cuchilla Del Ojo: 4.3 mi
- Devisadero Peak: 4.3 mi
- Mabel Dodge Luhan House Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- Shortcut: 6.1 mi
- Kit Carson House Historic Site: 6.1 mi
- Ernest L Blumenschein House Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Taos Inn Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Ranchos Park: 4.6 mi
- Filemon Sanchez Fairground Park: 5.6 mi
- Taos County Rodeo Grounds: 5.6 mi
- Taos Eco Park: 5.7 mi
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park: 6.2 mi
- Fort Burgwin: 4.7 mi
- Kit Carson Cemetary: 6.2 mi
- Taos Plaza: 6.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial 1985: 6.2 mi
- Shortcut: 6.6 mi
- Kit Carson Historic Museum: 6.1 mi
- Harwood Museum of Art: 6.2 mi
- Bent House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 6.3 mi
- Hacienda de los Martinez Museum: 6.9 mi
- Ponce de Leon Hot Springs: 4.6 mi
- Apache Springs: 8.8 mi
- Rio Grande Spring: 12.1 mi
- Apache Spring: 13.9 mi
- Loring Spring: 16.2 mi
- Red Horse: 5.7 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 6.2 mi
- Native Art: 7.6 mi
- Eagle: 21.3 mi
- Embudo Valley Ceramic Mural: 22.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 20.3 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 20.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 24.6 mi
- Barrancos Blancos: 22.9 mi
- Comanche Rim: 23.2 mi
- La Mesita: 24.9 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Quemado Falls: 24.8 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 15.7 mi
- Quartzite River Access: 15.7 mi
- La Vinateria: 3.6 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tombe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | NNE 20° | 4,011 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Walter | NNE 21° | 3,996 m | 17.2 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | NNE 23° | 3,989 m | 16.4 mi |
| Simpson Peak | NNE 22° | 3,953 m | 16.5 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | NNE 16° | 3,929 m | 16.0 mi |
| Jicarita Peak | S 187° | 3,904 m | 18.9 mi |
| Red Dome | NNE 26° | 3,868 m | 16.9 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | NNE 13° | 3,848 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taos, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357599764
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