Tucson Mountain
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
- 2,539 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Mountain: 1.0 mi
- East Carrizo Cone: 1.3 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Read Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Vera Cruz Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 7.7 mi
- Fort Stanton: 12.2 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 12.8 mi
- Spencer Park: 13.7 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 13.7 mi
- 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
- White Oaks: 9.2 mi
- Robsart: 13.0 mi
- Ancho: 21.1 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 17.5 mi
- Fox Cave: 19.7 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 21.2 mi
- Donkey Statue: 13.9 mi
- Old Mill: 22.1 mi
- Padilla Springs: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Tucson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSW 208° | 3,620 m | 21.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 210° | 3,518 m | 20.2 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SW 218° | 3,111 m | 18.8 mi |
| Summit Peak | E 99° | 3,103 m | 16.0 mi |
| Capitan Peak | E 100° | 3,063 m | 21.6 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SW 224° | 2,966 m | 14.0 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSW 201° | 2,942 m | 15.7 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | WNW 301° | 2,932 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357621324
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