Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,307 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Peaks, a peak 2.4 miles away. El Camino Real passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5457816.
Wikidata Q49013814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,307 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 24.1 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dabbler Deck · 28 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 29 mi
- Flight Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cave Peaks: 2.4 mi
- Horse Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Milligan Peak: 3.6 mi
- Wildcat Peak: 4.1 mi
- Teepee Peak: 4.5 mi
- Pothole Spring: 4.1 mi
- Tool Box Spring: 5.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.8 mi
- Twentyfive Yard Spring: 6.8 mi
- San Mateo Spring: 8.4 mi
- Canta Recio: 20.2 mi
- Paraje: 21.6 mi
- Contadero: 22.9 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 15.3 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 15.3 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 15.6 mi
- Garcia Falls: 16.0 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 19.6 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | NNE 30° | 3,279 m | 21.9 mi |
| Timber Peak | NE 35° | 3,181 m | 22.0 mi |
| West Blue Mountain | SW 227° | 3,145 m | 5.3 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SW 220° | 3,135 m | 5.2 mi |
| Vicks Peak | SSW 196° | 3,126 m | 11.8 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | SSW 201° | 3,089 m | 11.6 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | SSW 203° | 3,082 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Withington | NNW 331° | 3,077 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592279
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