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Reading Mountain

Reading Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Reading Mountain rises to 2,333 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawmill Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2333 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.98174, -108.33505

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 60
  • Sawmill Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Bull Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Upper Cave Creek Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Salt Mesa Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Holman Spring: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Parks: 16
Museums: 5
  • Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Western New Mexico University Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Silver CIty Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Billy the Kid Cabin: 15.0 mi
  • Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • King Bolt Pit: 15.2 mi
  • North Pit: 15.2 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 15.4 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 15.5 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • W: 11.8 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 14.4 mi
  • C: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 7.8 mi
  • Grudging Cabin: 17.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 14.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Reading Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakESE 116°2,745 m11.2 mi
Signal PeakESE 114°2,737 m9.8 mi
Granite PeakN 351°2,656 m14.7 mi
White PinnacleNNW 338°2,636 m15.4 mi
Twin SistersSE 125°2,524 m10.8 mi
Scott PeakESE 110°2,521 m7.6 mi
Twin SistersSE 126°2,495 m10.8 mi
Brushy MountainNNE 12°2,480 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:25
June solstice06:0619:4920:26
September equinox07:0218:3919:12
December solstice07:1316:3417:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 910035 — Reading Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357598142

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