Skip to content

Custer Mountain

Custer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Custer Mountain rises to 985 m in New Mexico. Red Hill stands 1,010 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Baldy, a peak 1.9 miles away. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
985 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.14445, -103.32271

33 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • North Park: 7.6 mi
  • Jal Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
  • Jal Schools Softball and Little League Fields: 7.9 mi
  • Jal Lake Park: 8.3 mi
  • Jal General Camp Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
Peaks: 3
Artworks: 1
  • The Trail Ahead: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Southeast corner of New Mexico: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Custer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillWSW 251°1,010 m19.0 mi
Old BaldyE 83°988 m1.9 mi
Kermit Sand HillsESE 122°930 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:05
June solstice05:4819:2820:04
September equinox06:4218:1918:51
December solstice06:5116:1616:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424754627180818073635244
Precip in0.50.50.50.51.31.32.21.62.51.20.70.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357608833

More peaks in New Mexico

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Custer Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens