Fox Mountain
Fox Mountain rises to 2,780 m in New Mexico. Mangas Mountain stands 2,925 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallo Peak, a peak 4.8 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, USA.
Wikidata Q49030358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,780 m
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Headwaters Spring: 5.8 mi
- Rita Blanca Spring: 8.5 mi
- Lower Water Spring: 9.0 mi
- Sand Spring: 9.3 mi
- Mata Spring: 9.4 mi
- Gallo Peak: 4.8 mi
- Jewett Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Queens Head: 7.0 mi
- Black Peak: 7.5 mi
- Cerro la Mula: 9.1 mi
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fox Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangas Mountain | E 94° | 2,925 m | 23.0 mi |
| Turner Peak | WSW 236° | 2,874 m | 23.3 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | WSW 249° | 2,820 m | 16.7 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SE 127° | 2,818 m | 4.8 mi |
| Loco Knoll | WSW 258° | 2,764 m | 23.1 mi |
| Jones Peak | WSW 247° | 2,755 m | 14.9 mi |
| Black Peak | WSW 244° | 2,745 m | 7.5 mi |
| Tub Peak | ESE 102° | 2,725 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:32 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594299
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