Bell Mountain
Bell Mountain rises to 1,939 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Myers Mesa, a peak 1.5 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011934, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,939 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 13.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 26.6 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Myers Mesa: 1.5 mi
- Cave Creek Mesa: 2.9 mi
- Animas Peak: 4.1 mi
- Empire Peak: 4.9 mi
- Black Peak: 4.9 mi
- 6 B Spring: 7.3 mi
- Thank God Spring: 8.8 mi
- Turkey Spring: 9.3 mi
- Magnum Spring: 10.1 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 10.3 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 13.0 mi
- Victorio Park: 13.9 mi
- Louis Armijo Sports Complex: 16.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 17.8 mi
- Pool Park: 18.3 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 18.5 mi
- Palomas Gap: 18.8 mi
- Lake Valley: 21.5 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 22.7 mi
- Black Range Museum: 7.5 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 17.8 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 18.6 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 22.7 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 14.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 17.8 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 19.8 mi
- Hermosa: 13.7 mi
- Lake Valley: 21.5 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Bell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | W 275° | 3,092 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | WSW 248° | 3,053 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | SW 232° | 2,936 m | 16.9 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,890 m | 14.6 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,723 m | 13.6 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | SW 226° | 2,657 m | 16.6 mi |
| Moccasin John Mountain | NW 316° | 2,576 m | 18.6 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,570 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570434
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