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Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grouse Mountain rises to 3,081 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Nabours Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

Grouse Mountain is located in the Gila Wilderness in Catron County, New Mexico. Grouse Mountain is found in the Mogollon Mountains. For New Mexico, Grouse Mountain is ranked the 198th highest peak, and 619th by prominence. Grouse Mountain is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Mogollon, New Mexico and can be accessed via the Holt Apache Trail.

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Wikidata Q49034164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,081 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.32895, -108.71617

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Nabours Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Bead Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Spring: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Parks: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Grouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitewater BaldyE3,310 m4.3 mi
Willow MountainNE3,283 m2.7 mi
Mogollon Baldy PeakESE3,269 m8.1 mi
Sacaton MountainSSE3,250 m4.3 mi
Black MountainSE3,241 m3.4 mi
Center BaldyESE3,210 m4.8 mi
Indian PeakESE3,061 m2.5 mi
Bearwallow MountainNNE3,031 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0719:5220:28
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:1516:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594633

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