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Umbrella Butte

Umbrella Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 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
1946 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.69807, -108.75814

112 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 37
  • 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
Peaks: 36
Parks: 13
Attractions: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
  • George Galaris Multiultural Center: 11.7 mi
  • Gallup History Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Red Rock Musuem: 13.5 mi
  • Navajo Museum: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • USMC Sculpture: 11.7 mi
  • Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 11.7 mi
  • Wind Biker: 11.9 mi
  • NP21: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • window rock: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chuska PeakNNW 341°2,624 m13.7 mi
Zilditloi MountainNW 316°2,604 m19.9 mi
Twin ButtesNW 318°2,570 m16.7 mi
Deza BluffsN 357°2,519 m14.2 mi
Piney HillW 281°2,471 m23.4 mi
Buell MountainNW 308°2,466 m24.7 mi
Mesa ButteESE 121°2,447 m19.0 mi
Midget MesaESE 122°2,429 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:27
June solstice06:0019:5720:35
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:2216:2617:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441485767727063513930
Precip in0.90.90.80.60.70.32.02.41.21.10.80.9

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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