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Upper Ox Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,909 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Manzano Peak3,060 m · 1.6 mi
Nearest byway
Salt Missions Trail6.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:23local time
Coordinates
34.6145, -106.4421
Upper Ox Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Ox Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a modelled 2,909 m. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the south, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Ox Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Salt Missions Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manzano PeakS 189°3,060 m1.6 mi
Gallo PeakN 7°3,047 m1.6 mi
Bosque PeakN 4°2,929 m10.5 mi
North Bosque PeakN 2°2,909 m10.8 mi
Mosca PeakN 9°2,890 m13.8 mi
Guadalupe PeakN 7°2,873 m14.1 mi
Capilla PeakNNE 21°2,852 m6.4 mi
Osha PeakN 10°2,824 m3.9 mi

120 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4519:18
June solstice05:5419:4520:23
September equinox06:5518:3119:04
December solstice07:1016:2117:00

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323743495868716962524033
Precip in0.80.71.11.01.11.22.82.62.01.40.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainair 8NW, 8 mi away.

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