Bessie Rhoads Mountain
Bessie Rhoads Mountain rises to 1,752 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers Farewell Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012215, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1752 m
How to reach it
- 29.8 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
- Soldiers Farewell Hill: 1.4 mi
- JPB Mountain: 3.1 mi
- J P B Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Malpais Hills: 3.3 mi
- Werney Hill: 8.5 mi
- Peterson Spring: 14.4 mi
- Juniper Spring: 15.1 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 16.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 19.4 mi
- Rustler Spring: 19.4 mi
- Butterfield Trail: 3.1 mi
- Basin and Range Country Historical Marker: 10.1 mi
- Yucca Plains Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Cookes Wagon Road Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- McComas Incident Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
- Separ: 11.2 mi
- Gage: 15.6 mi
- Tyrone: 20.9 mi
- Shakespeare: 24.4 mi
- Yucca Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Gage Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Hidalgo County Courthouse Historic Site: 22.7 mi
- Shakespeare Ghost Town Tours: 24.5 mi
- Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum: 22.2 mi
- Shakespeare Historical Marker: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bessie Rhoads Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burro Peak | NNW 339° | 2,445 m | 18.6 mi |
| Jacks Peak | NNW 340° | 2,428 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,424 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hornbrook Mountain | NW 307° | 2,136 m | 14.0 mi |
| Apache Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,114 m | 16.3 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 345° | 2,071 m | 18.2 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 344° | 2,029 m | 16.9 mi |
| Knight Peak | NW 319° | 1,993 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:48 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Signal, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 886270 — Bessie Rhoads Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570541
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