Piñon Mountain
Piñon Mountain rises to 1,775 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelley Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062507, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,775 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelley Spring: 1.2 mi
- White Oak Spring: 3.1 mi
- Juniper Spring: 3.2 mi
- Park Spring: 3.8 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 3.9 mi
- Mount Royal: 1.4 mi
- Steeple Rock: 1.8 mi
- Charlie Hill: 3.1 mi
- Vanderbilt Peak: 3.2 mi
- Little Juniper Peak: 3.4 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 14.3 mi
- Gila Park: 23.8 mi
- Blackbridge Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Riverview Park: 24.9 mi
- Old Virden School: 9.8 mi
- Graves: 21.7 mi
- Morenci Southern Railway: 24.3 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 18.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.7 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 22.0 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 10.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Piñon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | N 358° | 2,320 m | 11.3 mi |
| Maverick Hill | NNW 336° | 2,280 m | 15.2 mi |
| McMullen Peak | NNW 339° | 2,271 m | 14.4 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | NNW 345° | 2,222 m | 11.5 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | NNW 343° | 2,147 m | 10.2 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,127 m | 11.5 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | NE 38° | 2,125 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hells Hole Peak | NNW 328° | 2,110 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:52 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:37 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578339
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