Mount Royal
Mount Royal rises to 1,844 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Steeple Rock, a peak 1.0 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49054413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,844 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Steeple Rock: 1.0 mi
- Piñon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Charlie Hill: 2.4 mi
- Horse Camp Peak: 2.6 mi
- Black Hill: 3.0 mi
- Park Spring: 2.5 mi
- Kelley Spring: 2.6 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 4.3 mi
- White Oak Spring: 4.3 mi
- Juniper Spring: 4.5 mi
- Old Virden School: 8.5 mi
- Graves: 23.0 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 24.7 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 15.6 mi
- Blackbridge Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Gila Park: 24.7 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 22.5 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 22.6 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 9.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Mount Royal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | N 360° | 2,320 m | 12.6 mi |
| Maverick Hill | NNW 339° | 2,280 m | 16.3 mi |
| McMullen Peak | NNW 342° | 2,271 m | 15.5 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | NNW 348° | 2,222 m | 12.7 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | NNW 347° | 2,147 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,127 m | 12.8 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | NE 35° | 2,125 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hells Hole Peak | NNW 332° | 2,110 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| September equinox | 06:05 | 17:41 | 18:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:37 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 894206 — Mount Royal, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357579362
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