Pyrite Mountain
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
- 1,789 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lead Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Telegraph Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Saint Peters Rock: 1.8 mi
- Tampico Peak: 1.9 mi
- Clark Peak: 2.6 mi
- 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
- Graham Gymnasium Historic Site: 20.6 mi
- Light Hall Historic Site: 20.7 mi
- Bowden Hall Historic Site: 20.7 mi
- David Abraham House Historic Site: 20.8 mi
- Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site: 20.9 mi
- Gila Park: 12.6 mi
- Boston Hill Open Space: 20.5 mi
- Virginia Street Park: 20.8 mi
- Greg Goyo Park: 21.0 mi
- Penny Park: 21.0 mi
- 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
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 20.7 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 21.0 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 21.2 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 24.9 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 3.9 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 10.4 mi
- Old Virden School: 22.0 mi
- Graves: 23.7 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 24.1 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 21.3 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 20.8 mi
- Tyrone: 20.9 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Pyrite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burro Peak | SE 139° | 2,445 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,444 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SE 139° | 2,428 m | 18.9 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | SE 139° | 2,424 m | 17.7 mi |
| McComas Peak | E 84° | 2,340 m | 16.8 mi |
| Little Bear Mountain | E 80° | 2,245 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bullard Peak | SE 133° | 2,130 m | 8.0 mi |
| Treasure Mountain | E 87° | 2,129 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:50 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
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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