Baldy Mountain
Baldy Mountain rises to 3,765 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is French Henry Mill, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Baldy Mountain (official name), Baldy Peak, Mount Baldy, or Old Baldy is the highest peak in the Cimarron Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico. It is located in Colfax County, about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Eagle Nest. It rises abruptly, with 3,640 feet (1,110 m) of vertical relief (in 3 miles/4.8 km), from the Moreno Valley to the west and has a total elevation of 12,441 feet (3,792 m).
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Wikidata Q4850647, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,765 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 22.5 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 18 mi
- Chawalauna Overlook · 26 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 27 mi
132 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Touch-Me-Not Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Scully Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Wilson Mesa: 5.4 mi
- French Henry Mill: 1.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 6.0 mi
- Stern Post Office (ruins): 6.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 7.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Enchanted Eagle Park: 5.9 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 7.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 7.3 mi
- Hematite Park: 8.2 mi
- T-Rex Track: 13.6 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 18.4 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 18.6 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 18.9 mi
- Covered Wagon: 18.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 5.7 mi
- Little Red School House: 11.6 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 18.3 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 18.8 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 24.1 mi
- Eagle: 5.9 mi
- Tipi: 18.4 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 18.8 mi
- Questa Apple: 20.5 mi
- Native Art: 24.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 6.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 7.6 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 24.4 mi
- Palisades: 7.1 mi
- Betty's Bra: 16.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 13.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 14.7 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baldy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | WSW 246° | 4,011 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Walter | WSW 247° | 3,996 m | 12.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | WSW 242° | 3,989 m | 12.2 mi |
| Simpson Peak | WSW 243° | 3,953 m | 12.5 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | WSW 247° | 3,929 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gold Hill | W 274° | 3,872 m | 13.5 mi |
| Red Dome | WSW 240° | 3,868 m | 11.3 mi |
| Vallecito Mountain | WSW 244° | 3,848 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Nest, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357591927
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