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Apache Mountain

Apache Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Apache Mountain rises to 2,702 m in New Mexico. Escondido Mountain stands 3,000 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Yankee Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2702 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.93422, -108.61229

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Yankee Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Schoolhouse Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Sand Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Negrito Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Lower Water Spring: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 55
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Escondido MountainNNE 25°3,000 m20.0 mi
Eagle PeakS 173°2,970 m17.9 mi
Buzzard PeakS 172°2,948 m17.6 mi
Mangas MountainENE 65°2,925 m19.3 mi
Jim Smith PeakW 281°2,820 m21.4 mi
Gallo PeakNNW 347°2,818 m7.1 mi
Fox MountainNNW 331°2,780 m11.2 mi
Jones PeakWNW 282°2,755 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5319:26
June solstice06:0519:5320:29
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:1716:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591798

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