Cat Mountain
Cat Mountain rises to 2,344 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Hill (East Peak), a peak 3.0 miles away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2344 m
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 28.3 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gray Hill (East Peak): 3.0 mi
- Gray Hill (North Peak): 3.3 mi
- Gray Hill (South Peak): 3.5 mi
- Tres Montosas (South Peak): 6.4 mi
- Tres Montosas (East Peak): 6.6 mi
- Alameda Spring: 9.3 mi
- Agua Fria Spring: 10.1 mi
- Hardy Spring: 11.2 mi
- Water Spring: 11.9 mi
- Leke Spring: 12.0 mi
- Old Jail House: 10.4 mi
- Dobson House Historic Site: 10.4 mi
- Charles Ilfield Company Warehouse: 10.4 mi
- Hilton House: 11.0 mi
- Clemens Ranch House: 11.2 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 10.6 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 11.1 mi
- Magdalena Fault Historical Marker: 17.9 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 13.8 mi
- Cherry Town: 24.1 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 18.6 mi
- Hells Mesa: 20.2 mi
- Box Car Museum: 10.5 mi
- Shiva:Shiwana: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Cat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | ESE 102° | 3,279 m | 11.8 mi |
| Timber Peak | ESE 104° | 3,181 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Withington | SSW 209° | 3,077 m | 11.5 mi |
| Teepee Peak | S 186° | 3,029 m | 24.7 mi |
| Tower Peak | SSW 204° | 3,026 m | 12.2 mi |
| North Baldy | E 82° | 3,003 m | 12.0 mi |
| A-L Peak | SSW 208° | 2,940 m | 9.0 mi |
| Tip Top Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,773 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:27 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904835 — Cat Mountain, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592814
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