Bell Mountain
Bell Mountain rises to 2,507 m in New Mexico. Madre Mountain stands 2,870 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is D Cross Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Chain of Craters Back Country Byway passes 22 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,507 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
58 named places within 25 miles
- D Cross Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Middle Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Blue Mesa: 5.7 mi
- Techado Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Wiley Mesa: 6.4 mi
- Blue Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Cal Ship Mesa: 8.7 mi
- White Mesa: 9.3 mi
- Dead Horse Mesa: 21.7 mi
- Maverick Spring: 12.7 mi
- Chavez Springs: 20.7 mi
- Dove Spring: 22.7 mi
- Lightning Field: 19.9 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 21.7 mi
- Cherry Town: 17.0 mi
- The Lightning Field: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madre Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,870 m | 14.7 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | SSW 213° | 2,851 m | 16.3 mi |
| Rincon | S 185° | 2,709 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cebollita Mesa | NNW 343° | 2,673 m | 17.2 mi |
| East Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,646 m | 23.9 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SW 233° | 2,634 m | 19.7 mi |
| Blue Mesa | SSE 162° | 2,605 m | 5.7 mi |
| Capital Dome | SW 235° | 2,605 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:27 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pietown 19ne, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903733 — Bell Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592109
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