Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 2,314 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawyers Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,314 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 4 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 23 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 23 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawyers Peak: 2.5 mi
- Seven Brothers Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Maverick Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cross-O Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Mud Springs Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.2 mi
- Negro Bill Spring: 9.7 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 10.6 mi
- McKnight Pasture Spring: 11.0 mi
- McKnight Cabin Spring: 11.1 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 12.0 mi
- Victorio Park: 12.9 mi
- Bataan Memorial Park: 20.4 mi
- Brannon Park: 20.6 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 8.3 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 24.8 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 8.5 mi
- Black Range Museum: 15.1 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 23.2 mi
- Santa Rita: 14.7 mi
- Lake Valley: 18.3 mi
- Hermosa: 20.3 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 19.7 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | N 352° | 3,092 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | NNE 25° | 3,053 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | E 87° | 2,936 m | 2.5 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,922 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | NE 35° | 2,890 m | 4.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNE 22° | 2,830 m | 9.5 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | N 10° | 2,723 m | 14.2 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,657 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:32 | 17:10 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906892 — Haystack Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594736
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