Anderson Mountain
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
54 named places within 25 miles
- Rough Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Gillespie Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Elephant Butte: 7.2 mi
- Animas Peak: 10.9 mi
- Tank Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Gray School: 15.0 mi
- Smugglers Trail Historical Marker: 18.2 mi
- Playas Siding: 18.3 mi
- Pratt Post Office (historical): 20.3 mi
- Black Bill Spring: 11.9 mi
- Maverick Spring: 14.7 mi
- Woodchoppers Spring: 20.7 mi
- The Lost Arcade: 22.3 mi
- Chiricahua Desert Museum: 23.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 23.9 mi
- Geronimo Surrender Monument: 24.3 mi
- Cowboy Rim: 7.2 mi
- Old Hachita: 20.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animas Mountains High Point | SSW 213° | 2,611 m | 11.7 mi |
| Animas Peak | SSW 214° | 2,600 m | 10.9 mi |
| Big Hatchet Peak | ESE 108° | 2,542 m | 17.4 mi |
| Zeller Peak | ESE 101° | 2,244 m | 17.0 mi |
| Gillespie Mountain | S 180° | 2,218 m | 3.4 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NW 308° | 2,108 m | 18.1 mi |
| 7K Peak | SSE 166° | 2,052 m | 12.5 mi |
| Center Peak | S 182° | 2,045 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 19:48 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:39 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
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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