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Yellow Mountain

Yellow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Mountain rises to 1,886 m in New Mexico. Ladrón Peak stands 2,780 m to the east, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Riley, a ghost town 2.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 20 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49091288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1886 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.41867, -107.21587

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Picnic sites: 9
  • 9: 20.3 mi
  • 10: 20.3 mi
  • 6: 20.3 mi
  • 2: 20.3 mi
  • 8: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Springs: 5
  • Chavez Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Dove Spring: 16.5 mi
  • San Lorenzo Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Hell Canyon Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Strozzi su Spring: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • Hells Mesa: 8.7 mi
  • Mesa Cencerro: 11.6 mi
Parks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Pronoun Cave Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bell: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ladrón PeakE 82°2,780 m7.6 mi
Tip Top MountainS 176°2,773 m22.3 mi
North PeakS 176°2,763 m22.3 mi
Indian MesaWSW 242°2,600 m19.0 mi
Gallinas PeakSW 226°2,574 m20.1 mi
Magdalena PeakS 184°2,482 m22.9 mi
Elephant MountainS 181°2,443 m24.2 mi
Hells MesaSSW 205°2,381 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:21
June solstice05:5819:4820:25
September equinox06:5818:3419:07
December solstice07:1216:2517:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250586777807770584536
Precip in0.40.40.40.40.40.51.91.01.01.00.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro 20 N, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357586869

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