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Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled
1,861 m
Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
McKnight Mountain3,092 m · 14.4 mi
Nearest byway
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway0.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
32.8833, -107.9964
Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in New Mexico, at a modelled 1,861 m. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Canyon Lake, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

Operated by
New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
Access
Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainNE 36°3,092 m14.4 mi
Hillsboro PeakENE 69°3,053 m13.5 mi
Sawyers PeakE 92°2,936 m12.6 mi
Aspen MountainNNE 18°2,922 m17.4 mi
Cross-O MountainENE 75°2,890 m13.3 mi
Granite PeakENE 59°2,830 m15.9 mi
Black PeakW 281°2,745 m9.8 mi
Rocky PointN 5°2,744 m16.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:24
June solstice06:0519:4820:24
September equinox07:0118:3819:10
December solstice07:1116:3317:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 11 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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