Black Rock Point
Black Rock Point rises to 1,677 m in New Mexico. Pastora Peak stands 2,861 m to the west-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Pile Mesa, a peak 1.6 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 0.9 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,677 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 21.5 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
64 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Pile Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 3.5 mi
- Feather Hill: 6.8 mi
- Gray Hills: 7.9 mi
- Zilbetod Peak: 9.3 mi
- Forst Spring: 13.5 mi
- Sand Spring: 15.7 mi
- Stinking Springs: 20.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 21.5 mi
- Wing Spring: 24.4 mi
- Black Rock Point: 14.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 18.7 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 22.8 mi
- Massacre Point: 24.2 mi
- Tohache Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 17.7 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 6.7 mi
- Four Corners Monument: 11.2 mi
- Royal Arch: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Rock Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pastora Peak | WSW 249° | 2,861 m | 9.8 mi |
| Zilbetod Peak | WSW 256° | 2,820 m | 9.3 mi |
| Beautiful Mountain | S 179° | 2,696 m | 24.3 mi |
| West Mesa | SW 222° | 2,346 m | 22.4 mi |
| East Mesa | SW 222° | 2,324 m | 22.0 mi |
| Chezhindeza Mesa | W 276° | 2,296 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mexican Cry Mesa | SW 220° | 2,294 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cove Mesa | SW 226° | 2,161 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:01 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teec NOS POS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900014 — Black Rock Point, San Juan County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357586698
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