Two Butte
Two Butte rises to 1,613 m in New Mexico. Ladrón Peak stands 2,780 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Eureka, a peak 1.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 8.7 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49086357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1613 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 10.2 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
122 named places within 25 miles
- Eureka: 1.1 mi
- Mesa del Yeso: 4.1 mi
- Coffee Peak: 4.1 mi
- 1624: 4.5 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 4.7 mi
- Red Mill: 2.6 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 3.4 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 4.2 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 8.8 mi
- New Mexico Tech Land Donors Plaque: 16.0 mi
- Bell: 11.8 mi
- Nusenda Credit Union, Socorro Mural: 15.5 mi
- In Search of the Light: 15.9 mi
- New Mexico Tech Entrance Sign: 15.9 mi
- Crane Mural: 16.0 mi
- Cibola Spring: 4.3 mi
- Ojo de la Parida: 8.2 mi
- Ojo del Rancho de Lopez: 10.4 mi
- Ojo del Coyote: 10.5 mi
- Bursum Spring: 11.2 mi
- 4: 8.7 mi
- 3: 8.7 mi
- 7: 8.7 mi
- 1: 8.7 mi
- 8: 8.7 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 12.2 mi
- Sedillo Park: 15.6 mi
- School of Mines Heritage Park: 16.2 mi
- West Place Park: 16.4 mi
- NMT Alumni Hill Park: 16.4 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 10.8 mi
- Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot: 15.9 mi
- Socorro Peak "M": 17.7 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 21.0 mi
- Mancy Mine: 23.9 mi
- Brown Hall Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
- Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- López Rose Garden: 16.1 mi
- Hammel Museum: 15.8 mi
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum: 15.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Two Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladrón Peak | WNW 302° | 2,780 m | 22.8 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | NE 50° | 2,294 m | 13.2 mi |
| Monte Negro | NW 307° | 2,287 m | 21.9 mi |
| Polvadera Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,209 m | 15.2 mi |
| Socorro Peak (East) | SW 224° | 2,208 m | 17.7 mi |
| Rayo Hills | E 86° | 2,205 m | 17.6 mi |
| Socorro Peak (West) | SW 224° | 2,198 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | ENE 60° | 2,191 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro 20 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895981 — Two Butte, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581427
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- Belen · 28 mi
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