Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 2,041 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gomez Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49069863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2041 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Austin Roberts Vista · 16 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 16 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 20 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gomez Peak: 0.8 mi
- Eighty Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Stewart Peak: 2.4 mi
- W Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Pinos Altos Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 4.4 mi
- Bear Creek Spring: 5.1 mi
- Clark Spring: 5.4 mi
- Allen Spring: 5.4 mi
- Pipeline Spring: 5.8 mi
- S: 2.9 mi
- Silver City Water Works Building Historic Site: 3.6 mi
- Graham Gymnasium Historic Site: 4.0 mi
- Bowden Hall Historic Site: 4.1 mi
- Light Hall Historic Site: 4.1 mi
- Hidden Park: 2.6 mi
- Virginia Street Park: 3.5 mi
- Penny Park: 3.8 mi
- Silver City Ballpark: 3.9 mi
- Gough Park: 4.0 mi
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 4.0 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 4.5 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 4.5 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 19.0 mi
- King Bolt Pit: 4.7 mi
- North Pit: 4.8 mi
- Raven Pitt: 5.0 mi
- Comanche Pit: 5.1 mi
- Adonis Pit: 5.2 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 19.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.4 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 22.5 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 1.2 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- W: 2.5 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 3.8 mi
- C: 10.0 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 3.6 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 25.0 mi
- Tyrone: 13.4 mi
- Santa Rita: 13.5 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 5.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Peak | NE 55° | 2,745 m | 9.1 mi |
| Signal Peak | NE 46° | 2,737 m | 9.0 mi |
| Twin Sisters | ENE 57° | 2,524 m | 7.5 mi |
| Scott Peak | NNE 31° | 2,521 m | 8.9 mi |
| Twin Sisters | ENE 58° | 2,495 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pinos Altos Mountain | NE 56° | 2,473 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 272° | 2,444 m | 3.9 mi |
| T X Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,437 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598455
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