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Anderson Mountain

Anderson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Anderson Mountain rises to 2,028 m in New Mexico. Animas Mountains High Point stands 2,611 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States

Wikidata Q49008760, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2028 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.71204, -108.68088

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Black Bill Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Woodchoppers Spring: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Devil's Kitchen: 23.9 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Ned Hall Community Park: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anderson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Animas Mountains High PointSSW 213°2,611 m11.7 mi
Animas PeakSSW 214°2,600 m10.9 mi
Big Hatchet PeakESE 108°2,542 m17.4 mi
Zeller PeakESE 101°2,244 m17.0 mi
Gillespie MountainS 180°2,218 m3.4 mi
Gray MountainNW 308°2,108 m18.1 mi
7K PeakSSE 166°2,052 m12.5 mi
Center PeakS 182°2,045 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:1119:4820:24
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1116:3917:16

Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854617079807873635244
Precip in0.70.50.40.20.20.52.31.91.01.00.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Animas 3ese, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 901113 — Anderson Mountain, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357588219

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