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Bar Mountain

Bar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bar Mountain rises to 2,059 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock House, a historic site 0.6 miles away. El Camino Real passes 11 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

summit in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2059 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.31343, -106.59027

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 40
Historic sites: 18
  • Rock House: 0.6 mi
  • Cistern: 2.8 mi
  • George Beasley's Goat Pen: 2.8 mi
  • George Russell Beasley House Remains: 2.8 mi
  • William Foster Beasley House Remains: 2.9 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Nike Missile: 7.9 mi
  • NMSU: 9.0 mi
  • The Traders: 9.7 mi
  • Class of 1931 Commemorative: 9.7 mi
  • The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • La Cueva: 1.5 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 11.4 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 12.7 mi
  • Sandia Gulch Begin: 16.8 mi
  • Sandia Gulch End: 17.4 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • The Tooth: 2.7 mi
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • South Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
  • North Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 1.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleNE 37°2,708 m2.8 mi
Organ PeakENE 65°2,668 m2.7 mi
The NeedlesNNE 20°2,565 m3.0 mi
Baldy PeakENE 72°2,564 m1.8 mi
Granite PeakENE 72°2,554 m4.3 mi
Sugarloaf PeakNE 50°2,443 m3.5 mi
Rabbit EarsN 11°2,440 m3.9 mi
Baylor PeakN 8°2,337 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4619:18
June solstice06:0119:4120:17
September equinox06:5518:3219:05
December solstice07:0416:2917:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955627180828175645244
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.40.61.81.71.40.80.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State Univ, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899925 — Bar Mountain, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586506

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