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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 2,133 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. El Camino Real passes 22 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5457803

Wikidata Q49013794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2133 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.50759, -106.48361

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 16
  • Topp Hut: 12.1 mi
  • Rock House: 14.6 mi
  • George Russell Beasley House Remains: 15.2 mi
  • Issac House: 15.3 mi
  • George Beasley's Goat Pen: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Nike Missile: 7.3 mi
  • NMSU: 21.7 mi
  • The Traders: 22.0 mi
  • Class of 1931 Commemorative: 22.1 mi
  • The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • La Cueva: 13.6 mi
  • Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 22.5 mi
  • Pat Garrett's Grave: 22.7 mi
  • World's Largest Chili Pepper: 23.2 mi
  • White Sands National Monument: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • Southern Comfort Wall: 11.5 mi
  • The Tooth: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fillmore waterfall: 13.1 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Organ NeedleSSW 202°2,708 m12.1 mi
Organ PeakSSW 197°2,668 m12.9 mi
The NeedlesSSW 206°2,565 m11.8 mi
Baldy PeakSSW 199°2,564 m13.6 mi
Granite PeakS 190°2,554 m12.3 mi
San Andres PeakNNW 345°2,459 m12.0 mi
Sugarloaf PeakSSW 198°2,443 m11.7 mi
Rabbit EarsSSW 210°2,440 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:18
June solstice06:0019:4120:17
September equinox06:5518:3219:04
December solstice07:0516:2817:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586677807871604839
Precip in0.60.40.20.20.40.92.32.21.10.80.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899537 — Black Mountain, Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357585746

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