Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 2,253 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. El Camino Real passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,253 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 26.4 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dabbler Deck · 27 mi
- Eagle Scout Deck · 28 mi
- Flight Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Peak: 1.7 mi
- Wilson Hill: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cave Peaks: 3.7 mi
- Monument Hill: 4.7 mi
- Tool Box Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pothole Spring: 5.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.2 mi
- Water Spring: 7.8 mi
- Leke Spring: 8.5 mi
- Canta Recio: 21.2 mi
- Paraje: 22.5 mi
- Contadero: 23.0 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 16.0 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 16.1 mi
- Clemens Ranch House: 24.5 mi
- Clemens Ranch House Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 16.4 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 17.2 mi
- Garcia Falls: 18.7 mi
- Mesa del Contadero: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Baldy | NNE 32° | 3,279 m | 19.3 mi |
| Timber Peak | NE 37° | 3,181 m | 19.6 mi |
| West Blue Mountain | SW 216° | 3,145 m | 7.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSW 211° | 3,135 m | 7.7 mi |
| Vicks Peak | SSW 195° | 3,126 m | 14.5 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | SSW 199° | 3,089 m | 14.2 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | SSW 200° | 3,082 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Withington | NW 322° | 3,077 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:27 | 17:06 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augustine 2E, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 907101 — Horse Mountain, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357594990
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