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Pinos Altos Mountain

Pinos Altos Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pinos Altos Mountain rises to 2,473 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is W Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062252, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2473 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.86202, -108.24171

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 49
  • Pipeline Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Bear Creek Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Cave Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 5.3 mi
Parks: 15
  • Hidden Park: 4.4 mi
  • Silver City Ballpark: 4.8 mi
  • Virginia Street Park: 5.9 mi
  • Penny Park: 6.1 mi
  • Gough Park: 6.1 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 7.1 mi
  • North Pit: 7.4 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 7.5 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 7.5 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • W: 2.4 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 6.1 mi
  • C: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 5.9 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 2.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Pinos Altos Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakNE 54°2,745 m5.6 mi
Signal PeakNE 39°2,737 m5.6 mi
Twin SistersENE 58°2,524 m4.1 mi
Scott PeakNNE 17°2,521 m6.0 mi
Twin SistersENE 60°2,495 m3.8 mi
Bear MountainWSW 255°2,444 m7.0 mi
T X MountainN 10°2,437 m5.3 mi
A Four MountainN 355°2,415 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5219:25
June solstice06:0619:4920:25
September equinox07:0218:3919:11
December solstice07:1216:3417:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597792

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