- Elevation, modelled
- 2,334 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain2,777 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Trail of the Ancients - NM9.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 35.3550, -108.5926
Stinking Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,334 m. Lookout Mountain stands 2,777 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bear Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 9.1 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stinking Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,777 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Powell | ENE 69° | 2,653 m | 21.3 mi |
| The Rincon | ESE 110° | 2,489 m | 13.9 mi |
| Barometer Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,451 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mesa Butte | NNE 27° | 2,447 m | 15.5 mi |
| Midget Mesa | NNE 25° | 2,429 m | 15.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | ENE 74° | 2,377 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pig Face Rock | ENE 75° | 2,344 m | 22.1 mi |
- 9.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NMNational
- 11.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.8 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
109 named places within 25 miles
- Red Mesa: 2.6 mi
- Mexican Hill: 6.4 mi
- Umbrella Rock: 8.2 mi
- North Burned Timber Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Barometer Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Little Bear Spring: 1.5 mi
- Grasshopper Spring: 2.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 3.4 mi
- Brennan Spring: 4.1 mi
- Tampico Spring: 4.6 mi
- McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds: 4.1 mi
- Chaco Cliffs Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
- Ft Wingate Veteran's Park: 8.4 mi
- Indian Hills Park: 12.7 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 12.8 mi
- Hoodoos: 13.4 mi
- Church Rock: 13.4 mi
- Santa Fe Caboose: 14.6 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 17.3 mi
- Pinedale Hoodoos: 17.6 mi
- White Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain Rim: 17.6 mi
- New Side: 19.0 mi
- Wu Wall: 19.1 mi
- Los Gigantes: 21.7 mi
- Red Rock Musuem: 13.0 mi
- George Galaris Multiultural Center: 14.6 mi
- Gallup History Museum: 14.7 mi
- Museum of Zuni: 24.8 mi
- Fort Wingate Historical Marker: 7.9 mi
- Fort Wingate Army Depot: 11.1 mi
- New Mexico State Historic Marker: 21.2 mi
- Wind Biker: 14.5 mi
- USMC Sculpture: 14.6 mi
- Chief Manulieto Sculpture: 14.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 6.9 mi
- Big Falls: 15.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:56 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgaffey 5 SE, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 0.8 | 4.5 | 23.8 | 20.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rio Nutria Near Ramah, NM, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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