Tusas Mountain
Tusas Mountain rises to 3,090 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfly Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,090 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 26 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 27 mi
98 named places within 25 miles
- Quartzite Peak: 2.3 mi
- Burned Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Kiowa Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Big Rock: 7.9 mi
- Lamy Peak: 8.1 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 0.8 mi
- Yolanda Spring: 1.9 mi
- Moeller Spring: 5.5 mi
- Ojito Azul: 8.1 mi
- Fifteen Springs: 8.7 mi
- Canjilon Mountain Lookout Cabin Historic Site: 20.1 mi
- Delgado Hall Historic Site: 21.3 mi
- Miguel Valdez Barn Historic Site: 22.1 mi
- Ramon Jaramillo House and Barn Historic Site: 22.1 mi
- Earthship Community: 23.3 mi
- Historic Arroyo Aguaje Bridge: 10.8 mi
- TA Marker: 23.3 mi
- Ojo Caliente Historical Marker: 24.6 mi
- Posi Pueblo: 24.8 mi
- Hopewell Lake Day Use Area: 6.3 mi
- Senator Matias L. Chacon Recreational Park: 21.8 mi
- Poso Park: 22.8 mi
- Aldo Leopold House: 9.7 mi
- Davy Museum: 14.4 mi
- Brazos Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Comanche Rim: 19.3 mi
- Brazos Falls: 17.2 mi
- Mars Polar Lander: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tusas Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grouse Mesa | NW 311° | 3,477 m | 19.2 mi |
| Brazos Peak | NW 310° | 3,440 m | 17.1 mi |
| Canjilon Mountain | WSW 244° | 3,326 m | 12.8 mi |
| San Antonio Mountain | NNE 26° | 3,326 m | 16.1 mi |
| Peñasco Amarillo | WNW 284° | 3,233 m | 15.4 mi |
| Jawbone Mountain | NW 321° | 3,232 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cerro Saragate | W 267° | 3,230 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | NW 308° | 3,204 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:49 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911921 — Tusas Mountain, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599889
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