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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mountain rises to 1,784 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bern Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. El Camino Real passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5472065

Wikidata Q49037351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1784 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.78090, -107.12587

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 39
  • Burro Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Cienega Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Haunted Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Torreon Springs: 8.1 mi
  • Puertecito Spring: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Mesa del Contadero: 10.6 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 10.7 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 10.8 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 10.9 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Camino de Sueños: 11.2 mi
  • Sunflowers on Adobe Wall: 23.0 mi
  • Isidro Baca Park Marker: 23.2 mi
  • M Mountain Mural: 23.3 mi
  • Socorro History Wheel: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
Parks: 14
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
  • López Rose Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldyNNW 346°3,279 m14.9 mi
Timber PeakN 352°3,181 m13.8 mi
West Blue MountainWSW 246°3,145 m20.0 mi
Blue MountainWSW 245°3,135 m19.7 mi
San Mateo PeakWSW 236°3,082 m21.1 mi
Mount WithingtonWNW 289°3,077 m21.8 mi
Apache Kid PeakWSW 240°3,065 m19.2 mi
Teepee PeakWSW 247°3,029 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:20
June solstice05:5919:4620:23
September equinox06:5718:3419:07
December solstice07:1016:2617:05

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394451586675797770594738
Precip in0.40.40.40.30.40.51.71.91.30.90.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bosque DEL Apache, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899677 — Horse Mountain, Socorro County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357585988

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