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Bear Mountain

Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Mountain rises to 2,051 m in New Mexico. West Baldy stands 2,979 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49011426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2051 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.02257, -108.82978

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Dripping Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Agate Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Horse Pasture Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Dark Thunder Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Warm Spring: 10.3 mi
Parks: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West BaldyNNE 23°2,979 m17.7 mi
Queens CrownNNE 18°2,570 m17.1 mi
Lookout MountainNE 43°2,561 m17.9 mi
Haystack MountainNNE 33°2,550 m16.3 mi
Kings CrownNNE 18°2,549 m17.3 mi
Sheridan MountainN 11°2,528 m16.5 mi
Seventyfour MountainNE 47°2,354 m15.7 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 253°2,320 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:27
June solstice06:0819:5120:28
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:1516:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570388

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