- Elevation, modelled
- 1,807 m
- Tallest summit within 15.9 miles
- Black Peak2,745 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 32.7833, -108.2804
Silva Creek Botanical Garden is a garden in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,807 m. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Street Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Silva Creek Botanical Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Peak | NE 38° | 2,745 m | 11.1 mi |
| Signal Peak | NNE 31° | 2,737 m | 11.4 mi |
| Twin Sisters | NE 37° | 2,524 m | 9.5 mi |
| Scott Peak | NNE 19° | 2,521 m | 11.9 mi |
| Twin Sisters | NE 37° | 2,495 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pinos Altos Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,473 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 309° | 2,444 m | 5.8 mi |
| T X Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,437 m | 11.1 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic BywayNational
- 20.2 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Austin Roberts Vista · 19 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 19 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 24 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boston Hill: 1.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Gomez Peak: 4.2 mi
- Eighty Mountain: 4.6 mi
- McComas Peak: 4.6 mi
- Ash Spring: 7.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 7.9 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.1 mi
- Allen Spring: 8.5 mi
- Bear Creek Spring: 8.6 mi
- Virginia Street Park: 0.0 mi
- Penny Park: 0.3 mi
- Gough Park: 0.5 mi
- Silver City Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Greg Goyo Park: 1.0 mi
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 0.5 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 0.9 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 1.0 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 18.9 mi
- King Bolt Pit: 1.3 mi
- North Pit: 1.5 mi
- Raven Pitt: 1.6 mi
- Adonis Pit: 1.7 mi
- Comanche Pit: 1.8 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 0.3 mi
- W: 3.5 mi
- C: 8.2 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 4.5 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Tyrone: 10.1 mi
- Santa Rita: 12.8 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 8.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 8 mi away.
- purple-nerve cymopterus56 obs
- House Finch55 obs
- Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus54 obs
- tree cholla47 obs
- silverleaf nightshade46 obs
- Ornate Tree Lizard41 obs
- Clark's Spiny Lizard37 obs
- American Robin35 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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