U-Butte
U-Butte rises to 1,950 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rayo Hills, a peak 3.1 miles away. Abo Pass Trail passes 7.3 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,950 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 9.7 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 18.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 21.4 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
74 named places within 25 miles
- Rayo Hills: 3.1 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 3.9 mi
- Brown Top: 4.5 mi
- Cerro Montoso: 5.0 mi
- Red Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Cibola Spring: 12.0 mi
- Little Sand Spring: 12.5 mi
- La Casa Spring: 15.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 15.8 mi
- Monte De Abajo Spring: 19.4 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 9.3 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 11.1 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 12.0 mi
- Red Mill: 15.1 mi
- Mountainair Historic Marker: 20.1 mi
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 19.6 mi
- Monte Alto Plaza: 20.7 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 20.7 mi
- Chavez Memorial Park: 20.9 mi
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 22.7 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Gran Quivira Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 20.5 mi
- Quarai Museum: 23.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.2 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of U-Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | N 6° | 3,060 m | 20.3 mi |
| Gallo Peak | N 7° | 3,047 m | 23.5 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | NW 320° | 2,294 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cerrito del Espia | NNE 18° | 2,216 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rayo Hills | ESE 119° | 2,205 m | 3.1 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | NW 324° | 2,191 m | 5.0 mi |
| La Cebolla | SW 221° | 2,167 m | 13.1 mi |
| Cerro Pelon | NW 315° | 2,112 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 895994 — U-Butte, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581452
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