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Tampico Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,386 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Lookout Mountain2,777 m · 15.9 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 669.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
35.3478, -108.5117
Tampico Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Tampico Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,386 m. Lookout Mountain stands 2,777 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brennan Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.9 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainSE 124°2,777 m15.9 mi
Mount PowellENE 62°2,653 m17.4 mi
Hosta ButteNE 47°2,628 m24.4 mi
Salitre MesaESE 111°2,625 m24.3 mi
The RinconESE 116°2,489 m9.5 mi
Barometer MountainENE 61°2,451 m6.5 mi
Mesa ButteN 9°2,447 m14.5 mi
Midget MesaN 7°2,429 m14.4 mi

108 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0019:5520:33
September equinox07:0318:3919:12
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, 4 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, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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