Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 3,436 m in New Mexico. Wheeler Peak stands 4,011 m to the south, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Softball Field Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Taos County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49013818, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3436 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the High Road to Taos
Overlooks nearby
- Chawalauna Overlook · 14 mi
- Sheep Crossing · 14 mi
- Base Camp View · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tunnel Hill: 2.6 mi
- Gold Hill: 2.7 mi
- Elephant Rock: 3.4 mi
- Old Pass: 3.4 mi
- Relica Peak: 3.5 mi
- Softball Field Park: 2.3 mi
- Brandenburg Park: 2.6 mi
- Mallette Park: 2.8 mi
- Foster Park: 4.0 mi
- Enchanted Forest: 4.2 mi
- Wheeler Peak Historical Marker: 8.4 mi
- La Belle Lodge: 9.4 mi
- Lawrence Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Eagle Nest Marker: 12.6 mi
- Petroglyphs: 14.1 mi
- Shortcut: 9.3 mi
- Wild Rivers Visitor Center: 13.2 mi
- Hlauuma (North House): 17.6 mi
- Hlaukwima (South House): 17.7 mi
- San Geronimo Chapel: 17.7 mi
- Little Red School House: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 13.0 mi
- Millicent Rogers Museum: 18.4 mi
- Taos Art Museum: 19.9 mi
- Bent House Museum: 20.1 mi
- Questa Apple: 7.8 mi
- Eagle: 12.7 mi
- Native Art: 18.9 mi
- Padre Antonio Jose Martinez: 20.3 mi
- Red Horse: 21.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 11.8 mi
- Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 17.7 mi
- Apache Spring: 15.1 mi
- Manby Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- La Vinateria: 21.5 mi
- La Belle: 9.4 mi
- Salto Del Agua Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Palisades: 18.2 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 18.5 mi
- Gorge Overlook Rest Stop: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Peak | S 174° | 4,011 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Walter | S 172° | 3,996 m | 8.1 mi |
| Old Mike Peak | S 171° | 3,989 m | 9.3 mi |
| Simpson Peak | S 173° | 3,953 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lake Fork Peak | S 184° | 3,929 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Costilla Peak | NNE 19° | 3,886 m | 17.7 mi |
| Venado Peak | NNW 337° | 3,880 m | 8.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | SSW 207° | 3,872 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED River, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903884 — Black Mountain, Taos County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592282
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