Cross Mountain
Cross Mountain rises to 1,977 m in New Mexico. Diamond Peak stands 2,999 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 1.0 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49023082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1977 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.1 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Peaks: 1.0 mi
- Thumb Tank Peak: 3.2 mi
- Cuchillo Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Double S Peaks: 4.5 mi
- Cross O Peak: 5.4 mi
- Woodhouse Spring: 8.1 mi
- Woodhouse Spring: 8.3 mi
- Poverty Spring: 8.8 mi
- Whitley Spring: 10.1 mi
- Lapsuli Spring: 10.4 mi
- Turkey Park: 16.7 mi
- Victorio Park: 19.3 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 19.7 mi
- Truth or Consequences Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historical Marker: 19.9 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 7.6 mi
- Spaceport America Visitor's Center: 21.0 mi
- Long Point: 22.2 mi
- Alamosa Ranch House and Blacksmith Shop Historic Site: 22.9 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 7.7 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 20.7 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 21.0 mi
- Black Range Museum: 24.4 mi
- Hermosa: 12.1 mi
- Alamocita: 22.8 mi
- Zapata: 22.8 mi
- San Ygnacio de la Alamosa: 22.8 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 18.3 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 20.7 mi
- White Cliffs: 23.6 mi
- Red Cliff: 24.9 mi
- Garcia Falls: 16.7 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 20.9 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | W 259° | 2,999 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,978 m | 18.3 mi |
| Fishermans Bluff | W 269° | 2,804 m | 14.6 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | SW 221° | 2,723 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,700 m | 15.3 mi |
| Franks Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,667 m | 15.8 mi |
| Moccasin John Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,576 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,570 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357572436
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