Center Baldy
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
- 3,210 m
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Whitewater Baldy: 1.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Indian Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mogollon Baldy Peak: 3.3 mi
- Sacaton Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Redstone Park: 3.5 mi
- Jackass Park: 7.6 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 9.5 mi
- N Bar Park: 12.7 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 13.8 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 15.7 mi
- Graves: 16.1 mi
- Grudging Cabin: 21.4 mi
- Jordan Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
- Gila / Lightfeather Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 11.1 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 11.4 mi
- Windy Point: 13.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Center Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | N 353° | 3,310 m | 1.4 mi |
| Willow Mountain | NW 326° | 3,283 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mogollon Baldy Peak | SE 131° | 3,269 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SW 233° | 3,250 m | 3.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 259° | 3,241 m | 1.9 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | WNW 292° | 3,081 m | 4.8 mi |
| Indian Peak | WNW 283° | 3,061 m | 2.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | N 350° | 3,031 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
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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