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McKnight Mountain

McKnight Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McKnight Mountain rises to 3,092 m in New Mexico. Hillsboro Peak stands 3,053 m to the south-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridge Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

McKnight Mountain is the highest peak in the Black Range of southwestern New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Silver City, in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness of the Gila National Forest. The mountain is topped by a flat ridge running roughly north–south for about one-half mile (0.80 km); the north and south ends of the ridge are both listed at 10,165 feet (3,098 m). The mountain is forested up to near its summit, which is rocky and provides panoramic views. Its west slopes are the headwaters of the East Fork of the Mimbres River, which flows through McKnight Canyon, and its northwest slopes also feed into the Mimbres. The east side is drained by Las Animas Creek, which flows into the Rio Grande at Caballo Lake. While the Continental Divide runs along much of the Black Range, McKnight Mountain is not on the divide itself, which separates from the crest of the Black Range at Red Peak a few miles to the north. McKnight Mountain is accessible via several trails. One is Trail 79, which runs along the crest of the Black Range, with a trailhead about 5 miles (8 km) south of the peak, located near McKnight Cabin at the end of Forest Road 152. Another, Trail 82, approaches the peak from the west through McKnight Canyon.

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Wikidata Q8523984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3092 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.05202, -107.85031

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Ridge Spring: 1.0 mi
  • McKnight Cabin Spring: 1.4 mi
  • McKnight Pasture Spring: 1.5 mi
  • North Seco Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Victorio Spring: 3.4 mi
Parks: 7
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of McKnight Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hillsboro PeakSSE 149°3,053 m8.0 mi
Reeds PeakN 358°3,048 m6.3 mi
Diamond PeakN 2°2,999 m12.2 mi
Sheep MountainN 351°2,978 m10.3 mi
Sawyers PeakSSE 161°2,936 m12.8 mi
Aspen MountainNNW 328°2,922 m5.8 mi
Cross-O MountainSSE 152°2,890 m9.4 mi
Granite PeakESE 124°2,830 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:23
June solstice06:0419:4820:24
September equinox07:0018:3719:10
December solstice07:1116:3117:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586674777569584739
Precip in0.60.40.30.30.70.82.12.42.01.00.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596592

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