Whitetail Mountain
Whitetail Mountain rises to 2,391 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Deadhorse Hill, a peak 4.1 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,391 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 24.2 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 24 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 24 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 26 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 26 mi
70 named places within 25 miles
- Deadhorse Hill: 4.1 mi
- Pajarita Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Dude Mesa: 8.5 mi
- Harley Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Moon Mountain: 8.9 mi
- All American Park: 6.4 mi
- Ruidoso Downs Race Track: 6.9 mi
- Schoolhouse Park: 8.1 mi
- Two Rivers Fairy Trail: 8.7 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 8.8 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 6.5 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 6.6 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 8.2 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 10.4 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 20.1 mi
- Fox Cave: 8.2 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 16.8 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 17.2 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 18.1 mi
- Cloudcroft Lodge Historic Site: 24.2 mi
- Old Mill: 8.5 mi
- H22: 18.0 mi
- Trestle Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitetail Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | WNW 296° | 3,620 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,518 m | 18.8 mi |
| White Horse Hill | WNW 304° | 3,111 m | 21.4 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NW 316° | 2,966 m | 23.0 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | NW 315° | 2,942 m | 16.8 mi |
| Granite Knob | NW 316° | 2,906 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cow Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,858 m | 15.1 mi |
| Argentina peak | NW 309° | 2,782 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:39 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:22 | 16:59 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600234
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