Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,697 m in New Mexico. Tillie Hall Peak stands 2,222 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
- 1,697 m
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Riley Peaks: 2.6 mi
- Canador Peak: 3.5 mi
- Rimrock: 3.5 mi
- Pearson Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Mexican Springs: 1.3 mi
- Riley Spring: 3.2 mi
- Nichols Spring: 5.0 mi
- Park Spring: 7.7 mi
- Smith Spring: 10.1 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 13.5 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 21.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 23.4 mi
- Old Virden School: 6.4 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 12.5 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 23.7 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillie Hall Peak | NNW 341° | 2,222 m | 21.2 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | NNW 340° | 2,147 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bullard Peak | E 87° | 2,130 m | 20.4 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | N 6° | 2,127 m | 19.0 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | N 7° | 2,125 m | 16.4 mi |
| High Peak | NE 38° | 2,086 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mud Spring Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,083 m | 20.1 mi |
| Vanderbilt Peak | NNW 330° | 2,056 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| September equinox | 06:04 | 17:41 | 18:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:37 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570776
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