Apache Mountain
Apache Mountain rises to 2,702 m in New Mexico. Eagle Peak stands 2,970 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Yankee Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. 50 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
- 2,702 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Queens Head: 4.2 mi
- Tularosa Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Jewett Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Gallo Peak: 7.1 mi
- Negrohead Butte: 7.6 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 17.4 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 21.4 mi
- Yequas Park: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | S 173° | 2,970 m | 17.9 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 172° | 2,948 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,925 m | 19.3 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | W 281° | 2,820 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NNW 347° | 2,818 m | 7.1 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,780 m | 11.2 mi |
| Jones Peak | WNW 282° | 2,755 m | 19.6 mi |
| Black Peak | WNW 298° | 2,745 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:32 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357591798
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