Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,662 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is San Francisco Hot Springs, a spring 1.0 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013779, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,662 m
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- San Francisco Hot Springs: 1.0 mi
- Frisco Hot Springs: 1.0 mi
- Gorilla Spring: 2.6 mi
- Chipmunk Spring: 3.8 mi
- Clay Spring: 4.3 mi
- Sundial Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Outlaw Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Soldier Hill: 4.0 mi
- Gold Hill: 4.3 mi
- Angel Roost: 4.4 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Redstone Park: 12.2 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 15.6 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 17.2 mi
- Jackass Park: 21.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 4.6 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 8.6 mi
- Graves: 10.3 mi
- Windy Point: 9.9 mi
- Tige Rim: 24.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 5.5 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 11.4 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 16.7 mi
- Sardine Falls: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | ENE 66° | 3,310 m | 14.0 mi |
| Willow Mountain | NE 55° | 3,283 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mogollon Baldy Peak | E 83° | 3,269 m | 15.7 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | ENE 79° | 3,250 m | 10.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 71° | 3,241 m | 11.8 mi |
| Center Baldy | ENE 72° | 3,210 m | 13.7 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | NE 55° | 3,081 m | 10.4 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 66° | 3,061 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903877 — Black Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592258
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