Ghost town · New Mexico
Clairmont
Clairmont is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,068 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Canyon Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.
township in Catron County, New Mexico
How to reach it
Coordinates33.44472, -108.77944
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Water Canyon Spring: 0.8 mi
- Hogan Spring: 1.5 mi
- Bearup Spring: 1.5 mi
- Pine Spring: 1.6 mi
- Dead Man Spring: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Negro Hill: 1.4 mi
- Lost Lake Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Silver Peak: 2.4 mi
- Cooney Peak: 2.8 mi
- Fannie Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks: 7
- Bearwallow Park: 5.9 mi
- Redstone Park: 9.3 mi
- N Bar Park: 11.6 mi
- Yequas Park: 14.3 mi
- Dangerous Park: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 9.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 18.3 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 18.6 mi
- Graves: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Windy Point: 5.5 mi
- Tige Rim: 17.4 mi
- Turtle Rock: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 3.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Mogollon Museum: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- State Game Commission Land: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Clairmont. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | SE 136° | 3,310 m | 11.5 mi |
| Willow Mountain | SE 138° | 3,283 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mogollon Baldy Peak | SE 138° | 3,269 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SSE 156° | 3,250 m | 13.0 mi |
| Center Baldy | SE 140° | 3,210 m | 12.7 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SSE 155° | 3,081 m | 8.8 mi |
| Indian Peak | SSE 148° | 3,061 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | E 87° | 3,031 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 10 mi away.
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