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Mud Springs Mountain

Mud Springs Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mud Springs Mountain rises to 2,276 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hendricks Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49055566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2276 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.89063, -107.90420

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
  • Cabin Spring: 8.7 mi
  • McKnight Pasture Spring: 10.1 mi
  • McKnight Cabin Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Negro Bill Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Ridge Spring: 12.6 mi
Parks: 16
Museums: 6
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Black Range Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 23.1 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 23.8 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 23.9 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 24.2 mi
  • North Pit: 24.2 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • C: 16.5 mi
  • W: 20.5 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 18.6 mi
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Mud Springs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainNNE 16°3,092 m11.6 mi
Hillsboro PeakENE 59°3,053 m8.4 mi
Reeds PeakN 9°3,048 m17.6 mi
Sawyers PeakE 98°2,936 m7.3 mi
Aspen MountainN 0°2,922 m16.0 mi
Cross-O MountainENE 69°2,890 m8.0 mi
Granite PeakNE 47°2,830 m11.3 mi
Black PeakW 275°2,745 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:5119:24
June solstice06:0519:4720:24
September equinox07:0118:3719:10
December solstice07:1116:3217:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597149

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