Middle Mountain
Middle Mountain rises to 1,660 m in New Mexico. Big Hatchet Peak stands 2,542 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049934, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,660 m
How to reach it
15 named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Pierce Peak: 6.7 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Sentinel Butte: 7.2 mi
- Hat Top Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Continental Divide Trail Southern Terminus: 13.8 mi
- Cowboy Rim: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hatchet Peak | N 356° | 2,542 m | 19.2 mi |
| Zeller Peak | N 357° | 2,244 m | 21.1 mi |
| 7K Peak | NW 310° | 2,052 m | 19.2 mi |
| Center Peak | NW 306° | 2,045 m | 22.3 mi |
| Elephant Butte | NW 318° | 1,941 m | 23.7 mi |
| New Well Peak | NNE 21° | 1,910 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pierce Peak | NNE 22° | 1,872 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hilo Peak | W 280° | 1,811 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:39 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Ciudad_Juarez).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antelope Wells, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 900703 — Middle Mountain, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357587486
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