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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,016 m in New Mexico. Shelley Peak stands 2,649 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring Mountain, a peak 5.3 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5457805

Wikidata Q49013799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2016 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.97201, -108.72450

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Sycamore Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Tub Spring: 10.1 mi
  • South Black Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Warm Spring: 11.3 mi
Parks: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Graves: 10.0 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 15.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shelley PeakNNE 33°2,649 m17.5 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 20°2,561 m17.7 mi
Haystack MountainN 9°2,550 m17.4 mi
Seventyfour MountainNNE 21°2,354 m15.2 mi
Brushy MountainW 275°2,320 m13.8 mi
Lone Pine HillN 1°2,302 m18.4 mi
McMullen PeakW 280°2,271 m18.6 mi
Watson MountainNE 54°2,265 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0819:5120:27
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1516:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570780

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