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Little Bear Mountain

Little Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Bear Mountain rises to 2,245 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2245 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.82924, -108.37283

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 45
  • Ash Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Allen Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Walnut Creek Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Clark Spring: 5.0 mi
Parks: 14
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • North Pit: 6.4 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 6.6 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 6.6 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 6.6 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 6.5 mi
  • W: 7.2 mi
  • C: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 8.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Little Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakENE 65°2,745 m13.4 mi
Signal PeakENE 59°2,737 m13.0 mi
Twin SistersENE 68°2,524 m11.9 mi
Scott PeakNE 49°2,521 m12.3 mi
Twin SistersENE 69°2,495 m11.7 mi
Pinos Altos MountainENE 73°2,473 m7.9 mi
Bear MountainENE 61°2,444 m0.9 mi
T X MountainNE 49°2,437 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0719:4920:26
September equinox07:0218:3919:12
December solstice07:1316:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 936872 — Little Bear Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357615417

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