Moon Mountain
Moon Mountain rises to 2,189 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Mountain Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,189 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
- 26.6 mi off the Sunspot Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Trestle Vista Observation Site · 26 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trestle Vista US82 · 26 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista Observation Site · 28 mi
- Haynes Canyon Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dude Mesa: 1.6 mi
- Grindstone Mesa: 4.3 mi
- High Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Goat Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Cow Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Moon Mountain Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Two Rivers Park: 0.8 mi
- Two Rivers Fairy Trail: 0.8 mi
- Schoolhouse Park: 1.0 mi
- White Mountain Recreation Complex: 1.5 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 1.9 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 3.0 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 3.1 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 8.1 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 15.2 mi
- Fox Cave: 8.1 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 18.5 mi
- Hondo Iris Farm: 21.5 mi
- Historic Lincoln: 22.0 mi
- Old Mill: 0.8 mi
- Padilla Springs: 17.3 mi
- The Palisades: 19.9 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 21.3 mi
- H22: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Moon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | WNW 286° | 3,620 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 292° | 3,518 m | 10.1 mi |
| White Horse Hill | WNW 301° | 3,111 m | 12.5 mi |
| Nogal Peak | NW 321° | 2,966 m | 14.3 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | NW 324° | 2,942 m | 8.1 mi |
| Padilla Point | NE 35° | 2,930 m | 23.3 mi |
| Granite Knob | NW 326° | 2,906 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cow Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,858 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597078
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