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Tusas Mountain

Tusas Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 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
3090 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.65057, -106.14530

Overlooks nearby

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Springs: 21
  • 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
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Brazos Cliffs: 15.4 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 16.1 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 16.9 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 17.1 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaNW 311°3,477 m19.2 mi
Brazos PeakNW 310°3,440 m17.1 mi
Canjilon MountainWSW 244°3,326 m12.8 mi
San Antonio MountainNNE 26°3,326 m16.1 mi
Peñasco AmarilloWNW 284°3,233 m15.4 mi
Jawbone MountainNW 321°3,232 m8.3 mi
Cerro SaragateW 267°3,230 m11.7 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainNW 308°3,204 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:4920:27
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1416:1316:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232735425061656356453324

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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