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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates32.83396, -108.29088

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 45
  • 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
Parks: 15
  • 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
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • W: 2.5 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 3.8 mi
  • C: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 3.6 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakNE 55°2,745 m9.1 mi
Signal PeakNE 46°2,737 m9.0 mi
Twin SistersENE 57°2,524 m7.5 mi
Scott PeakNNE 31°2,521 m8.9 mi
Twin SistersENE 58°2,495 m7.2 mi
Pinos Altos MountainNE 56°2,473 m3.5 mi
Bear MountainW 272°2,444 m3.9 mi
T X MountainNNE 28°2,437 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444652586575767571615143
Precip in1.10.90.50.30.60.83.92.92.11.00.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bayard, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598455

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