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Brown Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,759 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Round Top Mountain2,234 m · 23.6 mi
Nearest byway
Trail of the Ancients - NM6.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
36.8092, -108.1798
Brown Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,759 m. Round Top Mountain stands 2,234 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hood Mesa, a peak 1.5 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 6.1 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round Top MountainNE 36°2,234 m23.6 mi
Tank MountainENE 65°2,191 m22.1 mi
Barker DomeNNW 332°2,174 m14.3 mi
Harris MesaSE 124°2,165 m25.0 mi
Long MountainNE 38°2,153 m23.1 mi
Lone Tree MountainNE 41°2,152 m15.6 mi
Round TopNNE 25°2,145 m23.2 mi
Harris Mesa Electronic SiteESE 117°2,143 m24.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Artworks: 7
Springs: 5
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5519:5720:36
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2316:2017:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745516071777566534131
Precip in0.70.70.60.60.50.20.60.81.10.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2732944479362,2712,7631,028477404429350293

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Animas River AT Farmington, NM, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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