Toms Rock
Toms Rock rises to 2,235 m in New Mexico. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mariano Mesa, a peak 2.7 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 22 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,235 m
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Mariano Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Techado Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cat Hill: 4.1 mi
- Taylor Hills: 5.2 mi
- Mariano Hill: 6.9 mi
- The Lightning Field: 12.6 mi
- Lightning Field: 12.9 mi
- Peñasco Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Mangas: 21.0 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 22.9 mi
- San Jose Spring: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Toms Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | SSE 161° | 3,102 m | 22.3 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,000 m | 20.0 mi |
| Little Alegres Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,776 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lone Mountain | ESE 123° | 2,634 m | 19.5 mi |
| El Caso Peak | SSW 198° | 2,616 m | 23.7 mi |
| Capital Dome | SE 125° | 2,605 m | 18.2 mi |
| Veteado Mountain | N 4° | 2,593 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cerro Alto | N 5° | 2,593 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 898701 — Toms Rock, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357583885
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