Mockingbird Mountains
Mockingbird Mountains rises to 2,010 m in New Mexico. Salinas Peak stands 2,715 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Burro, a peak 1.7 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49050812, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2010 m
How to reach it
26 named places within 25 miles
- Little Burro: 1.7 mi
- Fairview Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Capitol Peak: 7.1 mi
- Red Hill: 11.0 mi
- Oscura Peak: 11.5 mi
- Jumbo: 11.9 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 12.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mockingbird Mountains. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Peak | SSW 194° | 2,715 m | 14.5 mi |
| Oscura Peak | NNE 30° | 2,626 m | 11.5 mi |
| North Oscura Peak | NNE 18° | 2,431 m | 18.3 mi |
| Silver Top Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,422 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bug Peak | NNE 21° | 2,422 m | 17.6 mi |
| Middle Peak | SSW 201° | 2,322 m | 15.6 mi |
| Skillet Knob | SSW 208° | 2,305 m | 21.1 mi |
| Grandaddy Peak | SW 217° | 2,286 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:43 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:25 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bingham 2 NE, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 896872 — Mockingbird Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582308
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