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Wind Mountain

Wind Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wind Mountain rises to 2,218 m in New Mexico. San Antonio Mountain stands 2,136 m to the southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 16 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2218 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.02539, -105.51580

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 4
  • Wind Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 0.6 mi
  • Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.9 mi
  • Cornundas Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 4.6 mi
  • Alamo Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 7.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Dell City Park: 19.2 mi
  • Trail West Park: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Victoria's garden: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Mary Spring: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wind Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Antonio MountainSW 223°2,136 m2.9 mi
Alamo MountainW 274°2,031 m7.2 mi
Chattfield MountainS 170°1,935 m2.0 mi
Chattfield MountainSSE 167°1,904 m1.8 mi
Flat TopWNW 290°1,869 m2.8 mi
Deer MountainW 263°1,764 m1.9 mi
Dog MountainS 187°1,744 m8.3 mi
Cornudas MountainN 360°1,740 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4219:14
June solstice05:5719:3620:12
September equinox06:5118:2819:00
December solstice06:5916:2517:02

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654606977797772614942
Precip in0.70.50.30.20.60.82.51.81.61.10.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornudas SVC STN, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357582093

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