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Hermosa Mountain

Hermosa Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hermosa Mountain rises to 2,304 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2304 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.84285, -108.10088

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 46
  • Barrel Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Moore Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 22
Parks: 16
Museums: 5
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 11.3 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 12.0 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 12.1 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 12.4 mi
  • North Pit: 12.4 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • C: 6.2 mi
  • W: 8.7 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 11.2 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 9.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Hermosa Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakNW 322°2,745 m5.8 mi
Signal PeakNW 321°2,737 m7.3 mi
Twin SistersNW 307°2,524 m5.8 mi
Scott PeakNW 318°2,521 m9.6 mi
Twin SistersWNW 303°2,495 m5.8 mi
Pinos Altos MountainW 279°2,473 m8.3 mi
Bear MountainW 268°2,444 m15.0 mi
T X MountainNW 312°2,437 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:24
June solstice06:0519:4820:24
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 906938 — Hermosa Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357594785

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