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Mount Baldy

Mount Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Baldy rises to 1,998 m in New Mexico. Finnicum Peak stands 2,746 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1998 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.68704, -108.92922

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 47
  • Maverick Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Woodchoppers Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Black Bill Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Maverick Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Hog Canyon Spring: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lower Cave Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Upper Cave Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Winn Falls: 22.9 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Upper East Turkey Creek Waterfall: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tractor Minion: 18.6 mi
  • Gardening Minions: 18.6 mi
  • Motorcycle Minion: 18.6 mi
  • Boat Minions: 18.7 mi
  • Wagon Wheel: 20.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Ned Hall Community Park: 12.2 mi
  • Maple Camp: 19.4 mi
  • Bird watching area: 21.1 mi
  • Pine Park: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Devil's Kitchen: 10.2 mi
  • Geronimo Surrender Monument: 10.5 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Mount Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Finnicum PeakWNW 296°2,746 m20.7 mi
Sentinel PeakWNW 295°2,742 m20.4 mi
Portal High PointNW 312°2,613 m18.1 mi
Animas Mountains High PointSE 134°2,611 m11.6 mi
Portal PeakNW 314°2,604 m17.9 mi
Animas PeakSE 131°2,600 m11.3 mi
Jones PeakWNW 291°2,554 m19.8 mi
Sage PeakWNW 289°2,548 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:28
June solstice06:1219:4920:25
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:1216:4017:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854617079807873635244
Precip in0.70.50.40.20.20.52.31.91.01.00.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Animas 3ese, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 899804 — Mount Baldy, Hidalgo County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357586310

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