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Stinking Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainESE 118°2,777 m20.0 mi
Mount PowellENE 69°2,653 m21.3 mi
The RinconESE 110°2,489 m13.9 mi
Barometer MountainENE 75°2,451 m10.6 mi
Mesa ButteNNE 27°2,447 m15.5 mi
Midget MesaNNE 25°2,429 m15.2 mi
Castle RockENE 74°2,377 m20.9 mi
Pig Face RockENE 75°2,344 m22.1 mi

109 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0119:5620:33
September equinox07:0318:3919:13
December solstice07:2016:2717:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137435262676559483728
Precip in1.81.51.51.11.00.52.83.11.61.41.61.6

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.84.523.820.32.00.20.61.30.50.30.50.5

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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