Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 1,721 m in New Mexico. Holt Mountain stands 2,981 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Round Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,721 m
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 21 mi
- Blue Vista Overlook · 24 mi
- Chase Creek Overlook Observation Site · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vigil Spring: 3.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 4.1 mi
- Two-Timing Spring: 4.6 mi
- Long Ears Spring: 6.6 mi
- Gray Bull Spring: 6.7 mi
- Little Round Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Cradle Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Racetrack Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Sunflower Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.0 mi
- Dangerous Park: 13.7 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 17.3 mi
- Redstone Park: 17.9 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Crabtree Park: 22.0 mi
- Windy Point: 8.3 mi
- Tige Rim: 10.4 mi
- Turtle Rock: 14.3 mi
- Devils Washboard: 18.8 mi
- Burke Point: 22.0 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 6.2 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 18.9 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 23.4 mi
- Graves: 24.6 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.2 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 10.4 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 10.7 mi
- Sardine Falls: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Mountain | SE 128° | 2,981 m | 14.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,952 m | 14.3 mi |
| Nabours Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,802 m | 12.4 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | NW 324° | 2,673 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 307° | 2,612 m | 12.2 mi |
| Cooney Peak | E 93° | 2,604 m | 13.3 mi |
| W S Mountain | NW 320° | 2,563 m | 8.9 mi |
| Black Bull Peak | N 0° | 2,551 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357600572
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