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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,697 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mexican Springs, a spring 1.3 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5457807

Wikidata Q49013803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1697 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.69480, -108.88811

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 45
  • Mexican Springs: 1.3 mi
  • Riley Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Nichols Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Nichols Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Park Spring: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Parks: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Virden School: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 12.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainNNW 348°2,320 m20.8 mi
Tillie Hall PeakNNW 341°2,222 m21.2 mi
Yellowjacket PeakNNW 340°2,147 m19.9 mi
Bullard PeakE 87°2,130 m20.4 mi
Dry Section MountainN 6°2,127 m19.0 mi
Applegate MountainN 7°2,125 m16.4 mi
High PeakNE 38°2,086 m14.2 mi
Mud Spring MountainNNE 12°2,083 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2017:5518:28
June solstice05:0918:5119:27
September equinox06:0417:4118:14
December solstice07:1516:3717:14

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652576574797872615042
Precip in1.00.80.60.20.40.42.62.11.71.00.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570776

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