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Pyrite Mountain

Pyrite Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pyrite Mountain rises to 1,789 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearson Springs, a spring 0.8 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49065861, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1789 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.78813, -108.63894

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Pearson Springs: 0.8 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Foxtail Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Hatch Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 2.9 mi
Parks: 11
Cliffs: 5
  • Comanche Pit: 20.1 mi
  • North Pit: 20.2 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 20.3 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 20.5 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 20.7 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Old Virden School: 22.0 mi
  • Graves: 23.7 mi
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 21.0 mi
  • W: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Pyrite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakSE 139°2,445 m18.2 mi
Bear MountainENE 78°2,444 m16.6 mi
Jacks PeakSE 139°2,428 m18.9 mi
Ferguson MountainSE 139°2,424 m17.7 mi
McComas PeakE 84°2,340 m16.8 mi
Little Bear MountainE 80°2,245 m15.7 mi
Bullard PeakSE 133°2,130 m8.0 mi
Treasure MountainE 87°2,129 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0819:5020:26
September equinox07:0318:4019:13
December solstice07:1416:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652576574797872615042
Precip in1.00.80.60.20.40.42.62.11.71.00.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redrock 1 NNE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 909910 — Pyrite Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357598009

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