Church Mountain
Church Mountain rises to 2,662 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaylord Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2662 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaylord Peak: 1.8 mi
- Diamond Peak: 2.0 mi
- Double Diamond Peaks: 2.2 mi
- Nogal Peak: 4.3 mi
- Hughes Hill: 5.0 mi
- Valle del Sol Park: 8.4 mi
- Carrizozo Arts Park: 9.1 mi
- City Park: 9.2 mi
- Carrizozo Historical Marker: 9.2 mi
- Spencer Park: 9.3 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 9.1 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 9.1 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 10.8 mi
- White Oaks Miner's Home/Tool Shed Museum: 13.9 mi
- White Oaks Schoolhouse Museum: 14.1 mi
- Robsart: 13.5 mi
- White Oaks: 13.8 mi
- Fox Cave: 18.5 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 21.8 mi
- Donkey Statue: 9.3 mi
- Padilla Springs: 15.3 mi
- Old Mill: 16.9 mi
- The Palisades: 18.2 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Church Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SSW 193° | 3,620 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SSW 194° | 3,518 m | 11.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | S 186° | 3,276 m | 10.1 mi |
| White Horse Hill | SSW 207° | 3,111 m | 9.4 mi |
| Nogal Peak | SSW 213° | 2,966 m | 4.3 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | SSE 168° | 2,942 m | 8.4 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | NNE 11° | 2,932 m | 9.9 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | NNE 11° | 2,932 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrizozo 1SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905143 — Church Mountain, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593296
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