Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 1,919 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the east-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 13 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037347, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,919 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 27.8 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 27 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 27 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 29 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 29 mi
86 named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Sierra Blanca Peak: 5.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 6.3 mi
- White Horse Hill: 7.2 mi
- Rose Peak: 8.1 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Recreational Site: 7.2 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 7.8 mi
- Windy Point: 8.8 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 13.1 mi
- Wingfield Park: 13.1 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 12.6 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 17.5 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 17.6 mi
- Frozen Food Locker Museum: 21.2 mi
- Carrizozo Heritage Museum: 21.2 mi
- Donkey Statue: 21.2 mi
- Giant Pistachio: 24.2 mi
- Padilla Springs: 4.1 mi
- The Palisades: 5.6 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 6.8 mi
- Old Mill: 14.5 mi
- Fox Cave: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | ENE 65° | 3,620 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 55° | 3,518 m | 6.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 56° | 3,276 m | 8.2 mi |
| White Horse Hill | NNE 31° | 3,111 m | 7.2 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NNE 27° | 2,966 m | 12.3 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ENE 57° | 2,942 m | 11.6 mi |
| Granite Knob | ENE 57° | 2,906 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cow Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,858 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:23 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357587353
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