Ghost town · New Mexico
Mogollon
Mogollon is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,017 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mogollon Theater Historic Site, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
ghost town and historic district in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates33.39667, -108.79417
Named places within 25 miles
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
Peaks
- Fannie Hill: 0.9 mi
- Cardinal Gap: 2.5 mi
- Angels Roost: 2.7 mi
- Silver Peak: 3.0 mi
- Cooney Peak: 3.0 mi
Parks: 7
- Bearwallow Park: 7.3 mi
- Redstone Park: 7.5 mi
- N Bar Park: 13.5 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Yequas Park: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 6.6 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 14.9 mi
- Graves: 20.0 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Windy Point: 2.9 mi
- Tige Rim: 18.5 mi
- Turtle Rock: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 0.0 mi
Museums: 1
- Mogollon Museum: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- State Game Commission Land: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Mogollon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | ESE 120° | 3,310 m | 10.1 mi |
| Willow Mountain | ESE 115° | 3,283 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mogollon Baldy Peak | SE 127° | 3,269 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SE 145° | 3,250 m | 10.6 mi |
| Center Baldy | SE 126° | 3,210 m | 11.1 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SE 136° | 3,081 m | 6.5 mi |
| Indian Peak | SE 132° | 3,061 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | ENE 63° | 3,031 m | 8.1 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, 7 mi away.
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