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Sacaton Mountain

Sacaton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sacaton Mountain rises to 3,250 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Point, a peak 1.3 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3250 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.27201, -108.68811

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Black Mountain Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Dog Spring: 2.5 mi
  • White Rocks Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Nabours Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 4.2 mi
Parks: 12
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Sacaton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitewater BaldyNE 37°3,310 m4.5 mi
Willow MountainN 6°3,283 m5.5 mi
Mogollon Baldy PeakE 90°3,269 m5.4 mi
Black MountainNNE 29°3,241 m2.0 mi
Center BaldyNE 53°3,210 m3.6 mi
Grouse MountainNNW 338°3,081 m4.3 mi
Indian PeakNNE 12°3,061 m2.7 mi
Bearwallow MountainN 5°3,031 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0719:5120:28
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:1516:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 910501 — Sacaton Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357598516

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