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Milligan Mountain

Milligan Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Milligan Mountain rises to 2,561 m in New Mexico. Bearwallow Mountain stands 3,031 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dry Mesa, a peak 2.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2561 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.67922, -108.64978

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Eagle Peak Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Kimball Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Willow Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Canovas Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Negrito Spring: 6.5 mi
Parks: 7
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Milligan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow MountainS 184°3,031 m15.9 mi
Corner MountainS 180°3,030 m14.3 mi
Elk MountainESE 119°2,978 m15.1 mi
Eagle PeakE 92°2,970 m4.2 mi
Buzzard PeakE 88°2,948 m4.6 mi
O Bar O MountainESE 107°2,846 m20.2 mi
Wagontongue MountainNE 38°2,723 m16.3 mi
Wagontongue MountainNE 41°2,723 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0519:5220:29
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:1616:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465361666559493933
Precip in1.21.10.80.50.70.63.43.82.21.40.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 908760 — Milligan Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357596959

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