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Alum Mountain

Alum Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Alum Mountain rises to 2,079 m in New Mexico. Sheep Mountain stands 2,978 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Copperas Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2079 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.13451, -108.22005

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • River Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Dead Horse Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Mesa Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Eddie Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 6.3 mi
Parks: 12
Historic sites: 5
  • Grudging Cabin: 7.7 mi
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 16.4 mi
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 21.1 mi
  • Ruins: 22.9 mi
  • Ruins: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
  • W: 21.3 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Alum Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheep MountainENE 77°2,978 m20.3 mi
Aspen MountainE 92°2,922 m18.3 mi
Black MountainN 359°2,831 m16.8 mi
Black PeakSSE 168°2,745 m15.9 mi
Rocky PointE 94°2,744 m14.5 mi
Signal PeakS 171°2,737 m14.7 mi
Spring MountainENE 65°2,724 m18.5 mi
Lilley MountainNW 313°2,724 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0519:4920:26
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:1316:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146525867717064544437
Precip in1.00.90.70.40.50.72.73.11.81.21.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gila HOT Springs, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903121 — Alum Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357591693

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