Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,076 m in New Mexico. Willow Mountain stands 3,283 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Brushy, a peak 1.2 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5457797.
Wikidata Q49013784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,076 m
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogan Spring: 4.2 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 4.7 mi
- Dead Man Spring: 4.9 mi
- Pine Spring: 5.2 mi
- Tub Spring: 5.2 mi
- Kelly Brushy: 1.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lost Lake Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 9.9 mi
- Dangerous Park: 11.2 mi
- Yequas Park: 13.8 mi
- N Bar Park: 13.8 mi
- Redstone Park: 14.7 mi
- Windy Point: 9.3 mi
- Tige Rim: 13.4 mi
- Turtle Rock: 22.3 mi
- Devils Washboard: 22.9 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 11.7 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 13.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 23.1 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 8.4 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 8.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Mountain | SE 145° | 3,283 m | 14.1 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SSE 156° | 3,081 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | ESE 119° | 3,031 m | 9.8 mi |
| Corner Mountain | ESE 108° | 3,030 m | 10.3 mi |
| Holt Mountain | S 171° | 2,981 m | 15.6 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,952 m | 10.6 mi |
| Nabours Mountain | S 174° | 2,802 m | 12.9 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | W 266° | 2,673 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357592273
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