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
- 1721 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
- 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
- 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
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- Dangerous Park: 13.7 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 17.3 mi
- Redstone Park: 17.9 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
- State Game Commission Land: 9.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.2 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 23.2 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 16.0 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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