Twin Buttes
Twin Buttes rises to 2,178 m in New Mexico. Sierra Grande stands 2,655 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Folsom State Monument, a park 2.6 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085909, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,178 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jose Butte: 2.8 mi
- Robinson Peak: 2.8 mi
- Griego Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Chavez Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Gringo Peak: 4.9 mi
- Folsom State Monument: 2.6 mi
- Fisher Park: 4.7 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 19.8 mi
- Sugarite Canyon: 20.6 mi
- Romero Park: 21.4 mi
- Folsom Museum: 7.0 mi
- The Old Branson Jail: 14.4 mi
- Scouting Museum: 22.1 mi
- Raton Museum: 22.1 mi
- Sugarite Canyon State Park: 18.7 mi
- Coal Camp Ruins: 19.6 mi
- Grave: 23.1 mi
- north finial: 22.1 mi
- south finial: 22.1 mi
- Raton: 22.4 mi
- Prestons Point: 3.4 mi
- Devils Point: 24.8 mi
- Folsom Museum Historic Site: 7.0 mi
- Star: 22.4 mi
- Yankee: 17.0 mi
- Sierra Grande Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Trinchera Falls: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Twin Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Grande | SE 137° | 2,655 m | 13.7 mi |
| Johnson Mesa | WNW 285° | 2,636 m | 16.3 mi |
| Towndrow Peak | WNW 287° | 2,625 m | 12.4 mi |
| Dale Mountain | WNW 304° | 2,588 m | 9.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | NW 304° | 2,569 m | 7.0 mi |
| Madrid Peak | NW 312° | 2,498 m | 8.9 mi |
| Capulin Mountain | SE 138° | 2,486 m | 6.3 mi |
| Little Mesa | WNW 302° | 2,479 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capulin, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 902374 — Twin Buttes, Colfax County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357590717
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