Black Cone
Black Cone rises to 1,532 m in New Mexico. Pastora Peak stands 2,861 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Volcano Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.3 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,532 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 24.1 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
102 named places within 25 miles
- Volcano Peak: 1.3 mi
- White Hill: 2.6 mi
- Yellow Butte: 3.3 mi
- Blue Hill: 3.8 mi
- Skinney Rock: 4.5 mi
- Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 14.0 mi
- Four Corners Monument: 18.1 mi
- Doubled Walled Tower: 18.7 mi
- Sixteen Window House: 21.4 mi
- Lookout Tower: 21.9 mi
- Kiva Point: 18.8 mi
- Mesa Verde West Rim: 20.3 mi
- Inaccessible House: 21.6 mi
- Casa Colorado: 21.7 mi
- Brigham Young Junior House Historic Site: 22.1 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 11.1 mi
- Wing Spring: 12.2 mi
- Stinking Springs: 17.2 mi
- Navajo Spring: 19.6 mi
- Tuurkava Paachihpi Spring: 19.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 4.4 mi
- Kaan Paachihpi: 15.9 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 20.3 mi
- Soda Point: 22.6 mi
- Echo Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Wheeler (River Tract): 16.0 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 16.8 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 17.6 mi
- Jewett Valley (River Tracts): 19.9 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 8.6 mi
- Tohache Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 21.0 mi
- Comfort Station: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pastora Peak | WSW 252° | 2,861 m | 24.6 mi |
| Zilbetod Peak | WSW 255° | 2,820 m | 24.2 mi |
| The Knees | N 350° | 2,685 m | 22.4 mi |
| East Ute Mesa | NNE 19° | 2,318 m | 23.1 mi |
| Coyote Mesa | NNE 19° | 2,272 m | 21.0 mi |
| East Toe | N 352° | 2,267 m | 20.6 mi |
| Wildhorse Mesa | NNE 25° | 2,263 m | 23.5 mi |
| Wetherill Mesa | NNE 28° | 2,215 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:00 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teec NOS POS, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357586713
Day trips start here
- Mesa Verde National Park · 29 mi
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