Brannon Park
Brannon Park is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,278 m. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Brannon Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2278 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Brannon Spring: 1.2 mi
- Terry Place Spring: 3.8 mi
- Meason Spring: 4.5 mi
- Aspen Spring: 8.2 mi
- Eddie Spring: 9.2 mi
- Loco Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 4.8 mi
- Middle Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Buck Hannen Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Turkey Park: 14.9 mi
- Victorio Park: 15.5 mi
- Little Turkey Park: 15.6 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 16.5 mi
- Emory Pass Historical Marker: 21.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake: 15.4 mi
- Otto Huechling House Historic Site: 17.5 mi
- Doctor Granville Wood House Historic Site: 17.5 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 20.5 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 21.6 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 22.0 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 11.8 mi
- Grudging Cabin: 16.0 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Gila / Lightfeather Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
- Jordan Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 18.7 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- Hermosa: 18.9 mi
- Santa Rita: 20.7 mi
- W: 22.2 mi
- C: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Brannon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | ESE 107° | 3,092 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | ESE 123° | 3,053 m | 18.8 mi |
| Reeds Peak | ENE 76° | 3,048 m | 11.7 mi |
| Diamond Peak | NE 54° | 2,999 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ENE 56° | 2,978 m | 12.0 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | E 81° | 2,922 m | 8.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | ESE 112° | 2,830 m | 18.2 mi |
| Fishermans Bluff | NE 48° | 2,804 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:32 | 17:10 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gila HOT Springs, 11 mi away.
- American Black Bear2 obs
- Gambel Oak2 obs
- Spotted Owl1 obs
- Great Horned Owl1 obs
- Arizona Toad1 obs
- Fendler's pennycress1 obs
- scarlet cinquefoil1 obs
- Spinystar1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592436
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