Baxter Mountain
Baxter Mountain rises to 2,207 m in New Mexico. Lookout Mountain stands 3,518 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum, a museum 1.2 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 17 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011162, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,207 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
80 named places within 25 miles
- Lone Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Castle Garden Mesa: 3.4 mi
- Carrizo Peak: 4.3 mi
- Carrizo Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Blue Hill: 5.6 mi
- Valley of Fires State Park: 9.1 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 9.4 mi
- Spencer Park: 9.6 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 9.8 mi
- City Park: 9.9 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 1.2 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 1.3 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 9.5 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 9.5 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 17.5 mi
- White Oaks: 1.3 mi
- Robsart: 4.3 mi
- Ancho: 13.2 mi
- Donkey Statue: 9.8 mi
- Ancho Railroad Depot Historic Site: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baxter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | S 187° | 3,518 m | 24.8 mi |
| White Horse Hill | S 191° | 3,111 m | 22.5 mi |
| Summit Peak | ESE 113° | 3,103 m | 24.9 mi |
| Nogal Peak | S 188° | 2,966 m | 17.4 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | S 176° | 2,942 m | 21.9 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | SSE 155° | 2,932 m | 4.3 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,932 m | 4.3 mi |
| Padilla Point | ESE 115° | 2,930 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:21 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357606277
Take the scenic way to Baxter Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.