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Black Point

Black Point, seen from above at true elevation

Black Point rises to 1,965 m in New Mexico. Animas Mountains High Point stands 2,611 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloverdale, a ghost town 2.6 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1965 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.45371, -108.93505

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Springs: 16
  • Indian Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Guadalupe Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Bunk Robinson Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Little Bunk Robinson Spring: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.0 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 12.6 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Animas Mountains High PointNE 47°2,611 m11.8 mi
Animas PeakNE 46°2,600 m12.5 mi
Gillespie MountainNE 46°2,218 m20.8 mi
7K PeakENE 72°2,052 m18.9 mi
Center PeakENE 66°2,045 m16.0 mi
Anderson MountainNE 40°2,028 m23.3 mi
Owl PeakN 355°2,023 m19.6 mi
Rough MountainNE 37°2,014 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5619:28
June solstice06:1219:4920:24
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:1216:4117:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434752596777787671615142
Precip in0.80.40.40.10.20.73.12.31.70.70.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570787

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