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Vera Cruz Mountain

Vera Cruz Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Vera Cruz Mountain rises to 2,372 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Mountain, a peak 4.3 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2372 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.61063, -105.69998

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Museums: 9
  • Smokey Bear Museum: 8.5 mi
  • White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 9.8 mi
  • White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Frozen Food Locker Museum: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Mill: 20.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Padilla Springs: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Vera Cruz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra Blanca PeakSSW 201°3,620 m17.5 mi
Lookout MountainSSW 203°3,518 m16.5 mi
Buck MountainSSW 198°3,276 m15.0 mi
White Horse HillSSW 212°3,111 m14.8 mi
Summit PeakE 91°3,103 m19.4 mi
Nogal PeakSW 217°2,966 m9.8 mi
Monjeau PeakS 188°2,942 m12.6 mi
Carrizo MountainNNW 343°2,932 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:15
June solstice05:5419:4020:17
September equinox06:5218:2819:01
December solstice07:0416:2116:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146536169706863544537
Precip in0.70.50.60.41.01.73.62.72.31.11.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357600056

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