Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 2,461 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wahoo Peak, a peak 2.9 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,461 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wahoo Peak: 2.9 mi
- Patterson Peak: 6.8 mi
- Rock Springs Peak: 7.3 mi
- Little Red Hill: 9.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Ojo Caliente Spring: 10.0 mi
- Grafton Spring: 13.3 mi
- Lucky Oak Spring: 14.0 mi
- Dripping Jenny Spring: 14.2 mi
- Murns Spring: 14.3 mi
- Garcia Falls: 19.8 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 20.3 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Mountain | E 81° | 3,145 m | 18.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | E 83° | 3,135 m | 18.5 mi |
| Vicks Peak | ESE 105° | 3,126 m | 19.2 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | ESE 104° | 3,089 m | 18.2 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | E 93° | 3,082 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Withington | NE 41° | 3,077 m | 23.5 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | E 87° | 3,065 m | 19.7 mi |
| Teepee Peak | E 80° | 3,029 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903663 — Bear Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592069
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