Vera Cruz Mountain
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
- 2,372 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Tucson Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Goat Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Swan Hill: 4.9 mi
- Galt Peak: 5.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Historical Park: 8.5 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 9.4 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 10.3 mi
- Spencer Park: 10.3 mi
- City Park: 10.4 mi
- 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
- White Oaks: 9.7 mi
- Robsart: 11.6 mi
- Ancho: 22.7 mi
- Fox Cave: 19.3 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 19.6 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 22.8 mi
- Donkey Statue: 10.5 mi
- Old Mill: 20.0 mi
- Padilla Springs: 20.8 mi
- The Palisades: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Vera Cruz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSW 201° | 3,620 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 203° | 3,518 m | 16.5 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SSW 212° | 3,111 m | 14.8 mi |
| Summit Peak | E 91° | 3,103 m | 19.4 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SW 217° | 2,966 m | 9.8 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | S 188° | 2,942 m | 12.6 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NNW 343° | 2,932 m | 5.8 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,932 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Capitan, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600056
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