Yellow Mountain
Yellow Mountain rises to 1,708 m in New Mexico. Diamond Peak stands 2,999 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49091287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,708 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 16.2 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Granite Peak: 1.3 mi
- Double S Peaks: 1.8 mi
- Kelly Peak: 2.4 mi
- Panther Peak: 2.9 mi
- Spur Peak: 3.3 mi
- Poverty Spring: 11.9 mi
- Woodhouse Spring: 12.8 mi
- Turkey Spring: 13.0 mi
- Hickland Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hidden Spring: 14.2 mi
- Louis Armijo Sports Complex: 14.3 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
- Evelyn Renfro Park: 15.5 mi
- Pool Park: 15.6 mi
- Healing Waters Plaza: 15.6 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 13.8 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 15.6 mi
- Long Point: 18.6 mi
- Palomas Gap: 19.3 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Hermosa: 12.9 mi
- Alamocita: 20.4 mi
- Zapata: 20.4 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 20.4 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 13.8 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 15.2 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 15.7 mi
- Black Range Museum: 19.4 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 15.2 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 20.2 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 20.5 mi
- White Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 22.0 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 15.6 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
- Garcia Falls: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Yellow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | W 277° | 2,999 m | 19.4 mi |
| Fishermans Bluff | WNW 286° | 2,804 m | 18.9 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,723 m | 17.6 mi |
| Moccasin John Mountain | W 276° | 2,576 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | W 261° | 2,570 m | 16.7 mi |
| Jaralosa Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,529 m | 18.2 mi |
| Reilly Peak | NNW 337° | 2,484 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mud Spring Mountain | W 267° | 2,481 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900004 — Yellow Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586684
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