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Castle Knob

Castle Knob, a peak in New Mexico
Castle Knob, a peak in New MexicoPatrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM · CC0

Castle Knob rises to 2,099 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Century Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2099 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.85535, -108.15143

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 45
  • Barrel Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Moore Spring: 8.3 mi
Parks: 14
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 10.0 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 10.2 mi
  • North Pit: 10.3 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 10.4 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • W: 6.0 mi
  • C: 6.6 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 9.0 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 6.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Castle Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakN 350°2,745 m3.8 mi
Signal PeakNNW 341°2,737 m5.1 mi
Twin SistersNW 326°2,524 m3.1 mi
Scott PeakNNW 330°2,521 m7.1 mi
Twin SistersNW 320°2,495 m3.1 mi
Pinos Altos MountainW 275°2,473 m5.3 mi
Bear MountainW 264°2,444 m12.1 mi
T X MountainNW 323°2,437 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0619:4820:25
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904831 — Castle Knob, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592808

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