Old Baldy
Old Baldy rises to 988 m in New Mexico. Windmill Hill stands 1,067 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Custer Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lea County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 988 m
How to reach it
33 named places within 25 miles
- North Park: 5.9 mi
- Jal Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Jal Schools Softball and Little League Fields: 6.4 mi
- Jal Lake Park: 6.7 mi
- Jal General Camp Park: 6.8 mi
- The Sand Hills: 23.0 mi
- Winkler County Courthouse: 23.2 mi
- Colonel C. M. Winkler: 23.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 23.2 mi
- The Community Church: 23.3 mi
- Custer Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Red Hill: 20.8 mi
- Kermit Sand Hills: 22.2 mi
- Windmill Hill: 24.6 mi
- The Trail Ahead: 5.6 mi
- Southeast corner of New Mexico: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | NE 37° | 1,067 m | 24.6 mi |
| Red Hill | WSW 252° | 1,010 m | 20.8 mi |
| Custer Mountain | W 263° | 985 m | 1.9 mi |
| Kermit Sand Hills | SE 125° | 930 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:16 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JAL, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 892845 — Old Baldy, Lea County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577984
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