Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 2,220 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States of America; geonames ID = 5488494.
Wikidata Q49069877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,220 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 12.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 13 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 28 mi
- Austin Roberts Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Peak: 3.1 mi
- Apache Peak: 3.4 mi
- Flagpole Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Miller Mesa: 3.8 mi
- Milkhouse Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Turkey Spring: 1.2 mi
- Conley Spring: 3.1 mi
- Thank God Spring: 3.5 mi
- 6 B Spring: 4.1 mi
- Middle Seco Spring: 5.0 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 6.2 mi
- Victorio Park: 6.5 mi
- Turkey Park: 15.9 mi
- Brannon Park: 21.7 mi
- Louis Armijo Sports Complex: 23.0 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 11.2 mi
- Hangin' Tree: 18.0 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 22.4 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake: 22.7 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 23.3 mi
- Black Range Museum: 12.6 mi
- Pioneer Store Museum: 18.0 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 23.2 mi
- Hamilton Military Museum: 24.1 mi
- Geronimo Springs Museum: 24.8 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 11.8 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 22.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 24.0 mi
- Carrie TIngley Historic Marker: 24.1 mi
- Hermosa: 6.3 mi
- 4th Street Garden: 24.8 mi
- River bend Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | W 260° | 3,092 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | SW 214° | 3,053 m | 10.5 mi |
| Reeds Peak | WNW 294° | 3,048 m | 11.2 mi |
| Diamond Peak | NW 317° | 2,999 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NW 306° | 2,978 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | SSW 203° | 2,936 m | 15.2 mi |
| Aspen Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,922 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,890 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:31 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 910443 — Round Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598459
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