Dry Section Mountain
Dry Section Mountain rises to 2,127 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49025988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,127 m
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Warm Spring: 6.4 mi
- Agate Spring: 6.7 mi
- Horse Pasture Spring: 7.5 mi
- Dark Thunder Spring: 7.8 mi
- McNaire Spring: 8.5 mi
- Mud Spring Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Applegate Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bear Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Deer Peak: 5.2 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 7.7 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Gila Park: 16.0 mi
- Graves: 10.3 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 14.9 mi
- Old Virden School: 21.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.7 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 19.7 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 21.3 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Dry Section Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,320 m | 6.4 mi |
| Maverick Hill | WNW 289° | 2,280 m | 12.5 mi |
| McMullen Peak | WNW 288° | 2,271 m | 11.4 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | W 278° | 2,222 m | 8.8 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | W 269° | 2,147 m | 8.7 mi |
| Big Lue Mountains | WNW 296° | 2,139 m | 16.3 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | S 182° | 2,125 m | 2.7 mi |
| Hells Hole Peak | W 278° | 2,110 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:51 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 888543 — Dry Section Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357572829
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