Ute Mountain
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Ute Mountain rises to 3,073 m in New Mexico. Vintrero Peak stands 3,927 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastdale, a ghost town 6.6 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Ute Mountain is a 10,093-foot elevation (3,076 m) summit located in Taos County, New Mexico, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49086755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3073 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sheep Crossing · 13 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 18 mi
84 named places within 25 miles
- San Pedro Mesa: 10.7 mi
- South Pinon Hills: 12.0 mi
- Mesita Hill: 12.1 mi
- Kiowa Hill: 12.3 mi
- Cerro Chiflo: 13.1 mi
- Latir Rock Cairn: 14.7 mi
- Questa Community Park: 15.5 mi
- State Senator Carlos R. Cisneros Veterans Memorial: 16.9 mi
- San Luis Hills Open OHV Area: 18.9 mi
- Antonito Open OHV Area: 19.3 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 17.6 mi
- Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area: 24.2 mi
- Shortcut: 16.2 mi
- Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 17.8 mi
- Cano's Castle: 20.4 mi
- Questa Apple: 17.0 mi
- Shrine of the Stations of the Cross: 23.0 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 23.0 mi
- Petroglyphs: 17.8 mi
- Mormon Pioneers: 21.4 mi
- La Belle Lodge: 24.4 mi
- Davy Museum: 20.8 mi
- Jack Dempsy Museum: 21.4 mi
- Little Red School House: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ute Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vintrero Peak | E 85° | 3,927 m | 19.2 mi |
| State Line Peak | E 79° | 3,920 m | 21.8 mi |
| State Line Peak | E 79° | 3,918 m | 21.8 mi |
| Big Costilla Peak | E 93° | 3,886 m | 19.7 mi |
| Venado Peak | SE 134° | 3,880 m | 14.6 mi |
| Gold Hill | SSE 148° | 3,872 m | 23.9 mi |
| Latir Mesa | SE 130° | 3,870 m | 14.9 mi |
| Latir Peak | SE 129° | 3,862 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cerro, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 897504 — Ute Mountain, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582842
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