Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 1,370 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. El Camino Real passes 6.2 miles off. 159 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,370 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 29.5 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
159 named places within 25 miles
- Valtierra Ball Park: 6.6 mi
- Valle del Rio Park: 9.8 mi
- Liz Adams Park: 12.2 mi
- Irnie Ranson Park: 12.8 mi
- Los Torres Altos Park: 13.6 mi
- Little Black Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Santo Tomas Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Black Mesa: 7.3 mi
- Vado Hill: 10.2 mi
- Kilbourne Hole: 12.0 mi
- Desert Pride Accademy: 10.2 mi
- Texas: 13.7 mi
- El Paso: 13.7 mi
- SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez Memorial Interchange: 13.7 mi
- Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative Plaque: 14.8 mi
- The Gadsen Museum: 14.1 mi
- War Eagles Air Museum: 14.5 mi
- NMSU University Museum: 15.0 mi
- NMSU University Art Museum: 15.0 mi
- New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum: 16.4 mi
- Clock Tower at NMSU: 14.7 mi
- 1912 Murray Corliss Steam Engine Restoration Project: 14.7 mi
- Weston Engine Co. Painted Post NY: 14.8 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 14.8 mi
- NMSU: 14.8 mi
- El Milagro: 7.4 mi
- La Union Maze: 13.7 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 16.0 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 16.7 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 20.2 mi
- Kilbourne Hole ACEC: 12.0 mi
- Charlie Wakeem/Richard Teschner Nature Preserve of Resler Canyon: 21.9 mi
- Thunder Canyon Conservation Easement: 23.2 mi
- Knapp Land Conservation Easement: 24.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 21.8 mi
- Filmore Spring: 22.6 mi
- Middle Spring: 22.9 mi
- Mine House Spring: 23.2 mi
- The Tooth: 23.2 mi
- Southern Comfort Wall: 23.7 mi
- Lanark: 7.0 mi
- Rest Area I-10 (West Bound): 13.2 mi
- Fillmore waterfall: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Needle | NE 35° | 2,708 m | 23.3 mi |
| Organ Peak | NE 39° | 2,668 m | 23.0 mi |
| The Needles | NNE 33° | 2,565 m | 23.5 mi |
| Baldy Peak | NE 38° | 2,564 m | 22.1 mi |
| Granite Peak | NE 41° | 2,554 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | NE 37° | 2,443 m | 24.0 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | NNE 31° | 2,440 m | 24.2 mi |
| North Franklin Mountain | ESE 123° | 2,186 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Tuna 1 S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 886431 — Black Mountain, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570757
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- El Paso · 28 mi
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