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Tucson Mountain

Tucson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tucson Mountain rises to 2,539 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.64397, -105.63609

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
Museums: 9
  • Smokey Bear Museum: 7.6 mi
  • White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 9.4 mi
  • White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Frozen Food Locker Museum: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Padilla Springs: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Tucson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra Blanca PeakSSW 208°3,620 m21.1 mi
Lookout MountainSSW 210°3,518 m20.2 mi
Buck MountainSSW 207°3,276 m18.6 mi
White Horse HillSW 218°3,111 m18.8 mi
Summit PeakE 99°3,103 m16.0 mi
Capitan PeakE 100°3,063 m21.6 mi
Nogal PeakSW 224°2,966 m14.0 mi
Monjeau PeakSSW 201°2,942 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:15
June solstice05:5319:4020:17
September equinox06:5118:2819:01
December solstice07:0416:2116:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146536169706863544537
Precip in0.70.50.60.41.01.73.62.72.31.11.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357621324

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