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Touch-Me-Not Mountain

Touch-Me-Not Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Touch-Me-Not Mountain rises to 3,670 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49084403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3670 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58087, -105.19917

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Historic sites: 22
Attractions: 18
  • T-Rex Track: 12.6 mi
  • Homebound Ampitheater: 15.8 mi
  • Welcome Wagon: 16.3 mi
  • Covered Wagon: 16.3 mi
  • Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 16.4 mi
Museums: 10
  • Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Little Red School House: 14.0 mi
  • Villa Philmonte: 16.2 mi
  • Old Aztec Mill Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Kit Carson Museum: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Eagle: 4.0 mi
  • The Wonders of Discovery: 16.1 mi
  • Tipi: 16.3 mi
  • Questa Apple: 22.4 mi
  • Native Art: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Apache Spring: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Touch-Me-Not Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakW 262°4,011 m12.2 mi
Mount WalterW 264°3,996 m12.0 mi
Old Mike PeakWSW 258°3,989 m11.8 mi
Simpson PeakW 260°3,953 m12.1 mi
Lake Fork PeakW 261°3,929 m13.8 mi
Gold HillWNW 287°3,872 m14.9 mi
Red DomeWSW 258°3,868 m10.8 mi
Vallecito MountainWSW 258°3,848 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4319:4520:23
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:1016:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222634404957626054433223
Precip in0.60.91.31.51.31.12.92.81.61.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895777 — Touch-Me-Not Mountain, Colfax County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357581189

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