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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,301 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Larkins Spring Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5457806

Wikidata Q49013798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2301 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.78341, -107.73559

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
  • Rock Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Bald Hill Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Magnum Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Negro Bill Spring: 16.3 mi
  • 6 B Spring: 16.6 mi
Parks: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • C: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainNNW 340°3,092 m19.7 mi
Hillsboro PeakNNW 348°3,053 m12.0 mi
Sawyers PeakNNW 338°2,936 m6.9 mi
Cross-O MountainNNW 347°2,890 m10.5 mi
Granite PeakN 355°2,830 m15.2 mi
Seven Brothers MountainNNW 347°2,657 m5.6 mi
Cookes PeakS 179°2,444 m17.0 mi
Thompson ConeNNW 345°2,396 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:23
June solstice06:0419:4720:23
September equinox07:0018:3719:09
December solstice07:1016:3217:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551576574767469604942
Precip in0.90.70.30.20.40.72.52.71.61.10.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faywood, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592254

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