Mount Baldy
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
- 1,998 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Owl Peak: 3.9 mi
- Pyramid Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Indian Peak: 9.4 mi
- Maverick Spring: 2.3 mi
- Woodchoppers Spring: 6.9 mi
- Black Bill Spring: 10.6 mi
- Hog Canyon Spring: 15.9 mi
- Miller Spring: 15.9 mi
- Gray School: 8.7 mi
- Geronimo Surrender Monument: 11.8 mi
- Roush Ranch (Site): 15.2 mi
- Pratt Post Office (historical): 17.8 mi
- Smugglers Trail Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Ned Hall Community Park: 12.2 mi
- Maple Camp: 19.4 mi
- Bird watching area: 21.1 mi
- Pine Park: 21.5 mi
- Apache: 11.9 mi
- Cloverdale: 18.7 mi
- Paradise: 24.1 mi
- BLM: 7.9 mi
- May Memorial Wildlife Area: 24.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 10.2 mi
- Geronimo Surrender Monument: 10.5 mi
- The Lost Arcade: 11.9 mi
- Chiricahua Desert Museum: 14.1 mi
- Cowboy Rim: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Mount Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnicum Peak | WNW 296° | 2,746 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | WNW 295° | 2,742 m | 20.4 mi |
| Portal High Point | NW 312° | 2,613 m | 18.1 mi |
| Animas Mountains High Point | SE 134° | 2,611 m | 11.6 mi |
| Portal Peak | NW 314° | 2,604 m | 17.9 mi |
| Animas Peak | SE 131° | 2,600 m | 11.3 mi |
| Jones Peak | WNW 291° | 2,554 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sage Peak | WNW 289° | 2,548 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:40 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
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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