Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 3,241 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013782, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,241 m
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Peak: 1.0 mi
- Center Baldy: 1.9 mi
- Sacaton Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Whitewater Baldy: 2.5 mi
- Windy Point: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain Spring: 0.4 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 2.7 mi
- Little Hobo Spring: 3.0 mi
- Nabours Spring: 3.4 mi
- Centennial Spring: 3.5 mi
- Redstone Park: 2.8 mi
- Jackass Park: 9.5 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 9.6 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- N Bar Park: 13.7 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 12.1 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 14.1 mi
- Graves: 14.8 mi
- Grudging Cabin: 23.2 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 9.9 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 10.1 mi
- Windy Point: 11.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.0 mi
- Jordan Hot Springs: 23.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | NE 43° | 3,310 m | 2.5 mi |
| Willow Mountain | N 354° | 3,283 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mogollon Baldy Peak | ESE 113° | 3,269 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SSW 209° | 3,250 m | 2.0 mi |
| Center Baldy | E 79° | 3,210 m | 1.9 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | NW 309° | 3,081 m | 3.4 mi |
| Indian Peak | NNW 335° | 3,061 m | 1.0 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | N 1° | 3,031 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 903878 — Black Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592262
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