Black Mountain
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
- 2,016 m
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mud Spring Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Bald Knoll: 5.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Fort West Hill: 7.4 mi
- Dry Section Mountain: 7.5 mi
- 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
- State Game Commission Land: 7.5 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.8 mi
- Gila Park: 8.6 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 14.4 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Graves: 10.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 15.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Peak | NNE 33° | 2,649 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,561 m | 17.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | N 9° | 2,550 m | 17.4 mi |
| Seventyfour Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,354 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lone Pine Hill | N 1° | 2,302 m | 18.4 mi |
| McMullen Peak | W 280° | 2,271 m | 18.6 mi |
| Watson Mountain | NE 54° | 2,265 m | 13.9 mi |
| Canyon Hill | ENE 72° | 2,239 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:51 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:35 | 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 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570780
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