Tres Montosas (South Peak)
Tres Montosas (South Peak) rises to 2,554 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Tres Montosas (West Peak), a peak 0.4 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084753, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,554 m
How to reach it
96 named places within 25 miles
- Tres Montosas (West Peak): 0.4 mi
- Tres Montosas (East Peak): 0.4 mi
- Gray Hill (North Peak): 4.1 mi
- Gray Hill (East Peak): 4.4 mi
- Gray Hill (South Peak): 5.0 mi
- Dove Spring: 12.4 mi
- Agua Fria Spring: 15.1 mi
- Alameda Spring: 15.6 mi
- Chavez Springs: 15.8 mi
- Hell Canyon Spring: 16.0 mi
- Very Large Array: 9.1 mi
- Charles Ilfield Company Warehouse: 12.5 mi
- Old Jail House: 12.5 mi
- Dobson House Historic Site: 12.6 mi
- Hilton House: 13.2 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 15.0 mi
- Hells Mesa: 17.7 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 24.1 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 12.8 mi
- Magdalena Fault Historical Marker: 21.7 mi
- Cherry Town: 18.6 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 19.8 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 9.3 mi
- Box Car Museum: 12.6 mi
- Riley: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tres Montosas (South Peak). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | ESE 115° | 3,279 m | 17.3 mi |
| Timber Peak | ESE 115° | 3,181 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Withington | S 185° | 3,077 m | 15.0 mi |
| Tower Peak | S 183° | 3,026 m | 16.0 mi |
| North Baldy | E 101° | 3,003 m | 16.4 mi |
| A-L Peak | S 180° | 2,940 m | 12.8 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | E 90° | 2,773 m | 15.5 mi |
| Buck Peak | ESE 112° | 2,764 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:27 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 923709 — Tres Montosas, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357608880
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