Monte Negro
Monte Negro rises to 2,287 m in New Mexico. Ladrón Peak stands 2,780 m to the west-southwest, 1.9 miles off. El Camino Real passes 12 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,287 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 23.0 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 24.4 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
71 named places within 25 miles
- Ladrón Peak: 1.9 mi
- Sierra Ladrones: 5.2 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 5.6 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Mesa Sarca: 9.3 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 13.7 mi
- Vivian Fields: 20.9 mi
- El Corazon de Belen Garden Park: 21.8 mi
- Anna Becker Park: 22.0 mi
- Rosedale Park: 22.5 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 17.1 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 18.5 mi
- ATSF M-1: 21.9 mi
- Los Lunas Decalogue Stone: 23.6 mi
- Hilton House: 24.8 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 13.6 mi
- Red Mill: 20.3 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 23.5 mi
- Official Scenic Historic Marker: 24.7 mi
- San Lorenzo Spring: 14.6 mi
- Chavez Springs: 24.0 mi
- Hell Canyon Spring: 24.8 mi
- Hells Mesa: 16.2 mi
- Mesa Cencerro: 20.0 mi
- Belen B: 20.7 mi
- Bell: 21.5 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 22.0 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 22.0 mi
- Riley: 10.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monte Negro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladrón Peak | WSW 241° | 2,780 m | 1.9 mi |
| Hells Mesa | SW 233° | 2,381 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mesa Gallina | NNW 332° | 2,332 m | 21.4 mi |
| Chicken Mountain | NW 317° | 2,320 m | 19.1 mi |
| Scott Mesa | SW 235° | 2,319 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mesa Cimarron | NNW 329° | 2,261 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mesa Cencerro | WSW 237° | 2,249 m | 19.8 mi |
| Polvadera Mountain | S 169° | 2,209 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:24 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro 20 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583686
Day trips start here
- Belen · 22 mi
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