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Cross Mountain

Cross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cross Mountain rises to 2,270 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinos Altos Historical Museum, a museum 0.9 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.86980, -108.20560

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 47
  • Barrel Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Moore Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Bear Creek Spring: 5.8 mi
Parks: 15
  • Silver City Ballpark: 5.8 mi
  • Hidden Park: 5.9 mi
  • Bataan Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Virginia Street Park: 7.4 mi
  • Penny Park: 7.5 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 8.6 mi
  • North Pit: 8.9 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 8.9 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 8.9 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • W: 3.9 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 7.5 mi
  • C: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 7.4 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 3.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakNE 42°2,745 m3.7 mi
Signal PeakNNE 21°2,737 m4.1 mi
Twin SistersNE 41°2,524 m2.1 mi
Scott PeakN 356°2,521 m5.2 mi
Twin SistersNE 41°2,495 m1.8 mi
Pinos Altos MountainWSW 256°2,473 m2.2 mi
Bear MountainWSW 255°2,444 m9.2 mi
T X MountainNNW 346°2,437 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0619:4920:25
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 905522 — Cross Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593564

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