Umbrella Butte
Umbrella Butte rises to 1,946 m in New Mexico. Chuska Peak stands 2,624 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gossip Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.9 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,946 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 11.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.6 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
104 named places within 25 miles
- Gossip Hill: 1.2 mi
- Corn Burned Hill: 2.3 mi
- Banana Ridge: 4.9 mi
- Sitting Coyote Mesa: 7.5 mi
- Separate Hill: 10.0 mi
- Sheep Spring: 4.8 mi
- Coal Mine Spring: 6.2 mi
- China Springs: 7.4 mi
- Claw Spring: 11.1 mi
- Kit Carson Spring: 13.4 mi
- Bubany Park: 11.3 mi
- Babe Ruth Park: 11.4 mi
- Gallup Brickyard Bike Park: 11.9 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 12.8 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 13.6 mi
- Santa Fe Caboose: 11.7 mi
- Church Rock: 13.3 mi
- Hoodoos: 13.4 mi
- Tseghaahoodzani (Window Rock): 16.4 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 18.0 mi
- White Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Wu Wall: 14.1 mi
- New Side: 14.3 mi
- Hunters Point: 22.0 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 11.7 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 11.8 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 13.5 mi
- Navajo Museum: 16.6 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 11.7 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 11.7 mi
- Wind Biker: 11.9 mi
- NP21: 21.1 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 15.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 20.3 mi
- window rock: 16.4 mi
- Big Falls: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Umbrella Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuska Peak | NNW 341° | 2,624 m | 13.7 mi |
| Zilditloi Mountain | NW 316° | 2,604 m | 19.9 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NW 318° | 2,570 m | 16.7 mi |
| Deza Bluffs | N 357° | 2,519 m | 14.2 mi |
| Piney Hill | W 281° | 2,471 m | 23.4 mi |
| Buell Mountain | NW 308° | 2,466 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mesa Butte | ESE 121° | 2,447 m | 19.0 mi |
| Midget Mesa | ESE 122° | 2,429 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallup Sand & Gravel, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899971 — Umbrella Butte, McKinley County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586594
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