Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,185 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ojo Caliente Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013812, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,185 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Montoya Butte: 3.0 mi
- Biscuit Knob: 6.6 mi
- San Mateo Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Holdup Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Burnt Peaks: 7.9 mi
- Ojo Caliente Spring: 1.0 mi
- Shipman Spring: 7.6 mi
- Myers Spring: 7.8 mi
- Nave Spring: 8.1 mi
- Whitewater Spring: 8.3 mi
- Garcia Falls: 9.3 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 17.6 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Mountain | NE 52° | 3,145 m | 9.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NE 55° | 3,135 m | 9.8 mi |
| Vicks Peak | ESE 102° | 3,126 m | 8.4 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | E 100° | 3,089 m | 7.4 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | ENE 75° | 3,082 m | 8.7 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | ENE 65° | 3,065 m | 10.3 mi |
| Teepee Peak | NE 52° | 3,029 m | 10.5 mi |
| Holdup Mountain | NE 55° | 2,828 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:48 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:29 | 17:07 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903882 — Black Mountain, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592276
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