Pinos Altos Mountain
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
- 2,473 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Austin Roberts Vista · 13 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 13 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 18 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- W Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cross Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Gomez Peak: 2.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Eighty Mountain: 3.6 mi
- 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
- Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site: 5.8 mi
- Graham Gymnasium Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Bowden Hall Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Light Hall Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Thomas Conway House Historic Site: 6.5 mi
- 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
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 6.3 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 6.7 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 6.7 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 16.2 mi
- 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
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 16.4 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.6 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 2.3 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 5.9 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 24.4 mi
- Santa Rita: 11.2 mi
- Tyrone: 16.0 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 6.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Pinos Altos Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Peak | NE 54° | 2,745 m | 5.6 mi |
| Signal Peak | NE 39° | 2,737 m | 5.6 mi |
| Scott Peak | NNE 17° | 2,521 m | 6.0 mi |
| Twin Sisters | ENE 60° | 2,495 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,444 m | 7.0 mi |
| T X Mountain | N 10° | 2,437 m | 5.3 mi |
| A Four Mountain | N 355° | 2,415 m | 5.1 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NNE 25° | 2,391 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:34 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357597792
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