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Center Baldy

Center Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

Center Baldy rises to 3,210 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the north, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Hobo Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

Center Baldy is a mountain in the Gila Wilderness in Catron County, New Mexico. Center Baldy is found in the Mogollon Mountains and is the 7th highest peak in the Mogollon Mountains. Alegres Mountain is 11 miles (19 km) southeast of Mogollon, New Mexico and can be accessed via the Holt Apache Trial.

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Wikidata Q49019152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3210 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.30312, -108.63867

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Little Hobo Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Black Mountain Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Hummingbird Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Centennial Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Black Tail Spring: 3.2 mi
Parks: 11
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 2
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Center Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitewater BaldyN 353°3,310 m1.4 mi
Willow MountainNW 326°3,283 m4.0 mi
Mogollon Baldy PeakSE 131°3,269 m3.3 mi
Sacaton MountainSW 233°3,250 m3.6 mi
Black MountainW 259°3,241 m1.9 mi
Grouse MountainWNW 292°3,081 m4.8 mi
Indian PeakWNW 283°3,061 m2.3 mi
Bearwallow MountainN 350°3,031 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0619:5120:28
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:1516:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904896 — Center Baldy, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592863

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