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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,965 m in New Mexico. Finnicum Peak stands 2,746 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Maverick Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013801, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1965 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.70621, -108.93117

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 53
  • Maverick Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Woodchoppers Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Black Bill Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Lower Cave Creek Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Upper Cave Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Winn Falls: 22.2 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Upper East Turkey Creek Waterfall: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tractor Minion: 17.5 mi
  • Gardening Minions: 17.5 mi
  • Motorcycle Minion: 17.5 mi
  • Boat Minions: 17.5 mi
  • Wagon Wheel: 19.0 mi
Parks: 4
  • Ned Hall Community Park: 11.0 mi
  • Maple Camp: 18.6 mi
  • Bird watching area: 20.2 mi
  • Pine Park: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Devil's Kitchen: 11.0 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Finnicum PeakWNW 293°2,746 m20.0 mi
Sentinel PeakWNW 292°2,742 m19.8 mi
Portal High PointNW 309°2,613 m17.1 mi
Animas Mountains High PointSE 138°2,611 m12.6 mi
Portal PeakNW 311°2,604 m16.9 mi
Animas PeakSE 135°2,600 m12.3 mi
Jones PeakWNW 288°2,554 m19.3 mi
Sage PeakWNW 285°2,548 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:1219:4920:25
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:1216:4017:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854617079807873635244
Precip in0.70.50.40.20.20.52.31.91.01.00.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Animas 3ese, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357585742

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