Touch-Me-Not Mountain
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. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,670 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 24.6 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 15 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 28 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 29 mi
146 named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Scully Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Wilson Mesa: 6.0 mi
- French Henry Mill: 3.9 mi
- Palisades Sill: 4.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 4.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 4.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 4.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 2.4 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 4.0 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 4.0 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 4.3 mi
- Hematite Park: 10.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 4.9 mi
- Palisades: 3.8 mi
- Betty's Bra: 13.8 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- La Vinateria: 23.5 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
- Apache Spring: 11.2 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Touch-Me-Not Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | W 262° | 4,011 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Walter | W 264° | 3,996 m | 12.0 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | WSW 258° | 3,989 m | 11.8 mi |
| Simpson Peak | W 260° | 3,953 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | W 261° | 3,929 m | 13.8 mi |
| Gold Hill | WNW 287° | 3,872 m | 14.9 mi |
| Red Dome | WSW 258° | 3,868 m | 10.8 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | WSW 258° | 3,848 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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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