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Turkey Mountain

Turkey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Mountain rises to 2,401 m in New Mexico. Laughlin Peak stands 2,682 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Grave, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 18 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2401 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.58475, -104.25554

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 4
  • Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 20.9 mi
  • Scouting Museum: 24.0 mi
  • Raton Museum: 24.2 mi
  • Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Grave: 1.7 mi
  • Sugarite Canyon State Park: 24.0 mi
  • Old Colfax County Courhouse: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Star: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Turkey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laughlin PeakNE 54°2,682 m4.8 mi
Pine ButtesE 91°2,569 m4.8 mi
Palo Blanco MountainE 90°2,542 m9.6 mi
Jose ButteNE 36°2,471 m19.4 mi
Raspberry MountainE 101°2,462 m2.4 mi
Hunter MesaN 356°2,460 m18.4 mi
The CraterESE 106°2,448 m4.5 mi
Trujillo MesaESE 114°2,435 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:4019:4120:19
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0616:0516:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440485767716962513930
Precip in0.40.30.81.01.11.72.62.31.80.90.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raton Muni Crews FLD AP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357581330

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