Turkey Mountain
Turkey Mountain rises to 2,485 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Lake Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085398, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,485 m
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dead Man Spring: 3.0 mi
- Hogan Spring: 3.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 3.3 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 4.2 mi
- Cicnega Spring: 6.1 mi
- Lost Lake Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Apache Peak: 4.1 mi
- Kelly Brushy: 4.3 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 6.6 mi
- N Bar Park: 10.0 mi
- Yequas Park: 10.6 mi
- Redstone Park: 12.5 mi
- Dangerous Park: 14.6 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 13.2 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 14.2 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 22.9 mi
- Windy Point: 9.9 mi
- Tige Rim: 17.2 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 8.1 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 8.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Turkey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | SSE 153° | 3,310 m | 14.3 mi |
| Willow Mountain | SSE 158° | 3,283 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SSE 167° | 3,250 m | 16.7 mi |
| Center Baldy | SSE 155° | 3,210 m | 15.6 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | S 170° | 3,081 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SE 130° | 3,031 m | 6.3 mi |
| Corner Mountain | ESE 113° | 3,030 m | 6.5 mi |
| Windy Point | S 171° | 2,992 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911876 — Turkey Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599857
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