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Mogollon Theater Historic Site

Mogollon Theater Historic Site from directly overhead

Mogollon Theater Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,016 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mogollon Historical Marker, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

ghost town and historic district in Catron County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q1942538, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
2016 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.39673, -108.79423

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Slaughterhouse Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Fanny Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Bearup Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Water Canyon Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Lone Pine Spring: 4.8 mi
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 0.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Mogollon Theater Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitewater BaldyESE 120°3,310 m10.1 mi
Willow MountainESE 115°3,283 m7.4 mi
Mogollon Baldy PeakSE 127°3,269 m14.4 mi
Sacaton MountainSE 145°3,250 m10.6 mi
Black MountainSE 134°3,241 m9.9 mi
Center BaldySE 126°3,210 m11.1 mi
Grouse MountainSE 136°3,081 m6.5 mi
Indian PeakSE 132°3,061 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:27
June solstice06:0719:5220:29
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1616:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/366378174

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