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Black Range Museum

Black Range Museum from directly overhead

Black Range Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,601 m. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Empire Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1601 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.92046, -107.56726

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 30
  • Rock Spring: 7.0 mi
  • 6 B Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Bald Hill Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Thank God Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Magnum Spring: 11.2 mi
Parks: 15
  • Emory Pass Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
  • Gooseberry Park: 14.7 mi
  • Victorio Park: 16.0 mi
  • Caballo Mountains Historical Marker: 20.2 mi
  • Truth or Consequences Historical Marker: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 4
  • Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 15.0 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 22.4 mi
  • Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 22.4 mi
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • River bend Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • 4th Street Garden: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Black Range Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainWNW 299°3,092 m18.8 mi
Hillsboro PeakW 280°3,053 m12.5 mi
Sawyers PeakWSW 256°2,936 m12.7 mi
Cross-O MountainW 274°2,890 m12.1 mi
Granite PeakWNW 297°2,830 m12.5 mi
Victorio Park MountainNW 312°2,723 m16.3 mi
Seven Brothers MountainWSW 250°2,657 m11.7 mi
Flagpole MountainNW 319°2,402 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:22
June solstice06:0319:4620:23
September equinox06:5918:3619:08
December solstice07:1016:3117:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586674777569584739
Precip in0.60.40.30.30.70.82.12.42.01.00.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366378525

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