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North Baldy

North Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

North Baldy rises to 3,003 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the south, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Garcia Canyon Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3003 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.05034, -107.18115

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 37
  • Upper Garcia Canyon Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Garcia Canyon Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Strozzi su Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Shakespeare Spring: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 15
  • EMRTC Rattlesnake: 15.1 mi
  • Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 15.6 mi
  • "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 15.7 mi
  • The Desert Maiden: 15.8 mi
  • NMT Arranged Rocks: 15.8 mi
Parks: 14
  • Langmuir Research Site: 7.5 mi
  • Socorro Gun Range: 15.2 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 15.6 mi
  • West Place Park: 16.1 mi
  • Sedillo Park: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 10
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 18.0 mi
  • 1: 24.1 mi
  • 2: 24.1 mi
  • 3: 24.1 mi
  • 4: 24.1 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • López Rose Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Hells Mesa: 18.5 mi
  • Mesa Cencerro: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of North Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldyS 185°3,279 m4.1 mi
Timber PeakSSE 166°3,181 m5.1 mi
Mount WithingtonWSW 236°3,077 m21.0 mi
Tower PeakSW 233°3,026 m21.3 mi
A-L PeakWSW 239°2,940 m18.8 mi
Tip Top MountainN 350°2,773 m3.2 mi
Buck PeakSSE 148°2,764 m5.5 mi
North PeakN 350°2,763 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:21
June solstice05:5919:4720:24
September equinox06:5818:3419:07
December solstice07:1116:2617:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597338

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