Turquoise Butte
Turquoise Butte rises to 1,879 m in New Mexico. Blue Mesa stands 2,367 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ei-Enie, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1879 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 29 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 29 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ei-Enie: 1.1 mi
- Tze-Midi: 1.6 mi
- Flour Butte: 2.1 mi
- Sugar Rock: 2.2 mi
- North Butte: 2.3 mi
- Mount Taylor Fields: 6.4 mi
- Cebolleta Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Pueblo of Acoma Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Canovitas Spring: 17.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.0 mi
- Mirabel Spring: 20.5 mi
- Twin Spring: 21.1 mi
- Cienega Spring (Mud Hole Spring): 21.2 mi
- Seama Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Sharp Point: 5.9 mi
- Frog Mesa: 8.0 mi
- Crow Point: 8.3 mi
- Standing Rock: 23.5 mi
- Phillips 66 Gas Station: 7.3 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 18.4 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 21.8 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 23.9 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 24.5 mi
- Acoma Museum: 7.4 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 24.4 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 24.4 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 24.4 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 19.6 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 22.3 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 24.4 mi
- Acomita Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.1 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Turquoise Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mesa | SW 228° | 2,367 m | 13.7 mi |
| Piñon Mountain | SW 222° | 2,316 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wheat Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,174 m | 10.1 mi |
| Southwest Plaza | SSW 208° | 2,141 m | 7.5 mi |
| Petoch Butte | S 186° | 2,102 m | 6.6 mi |
| Picacho Peak | N 357° | 2,088 m | 10.5 mi |
| South Butte | ESE 123° | 2,070 m | 3.0 mi |
| Flower Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,069 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cubero, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895926 — Turquoise Butte, Cibola County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581347
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