Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain rises to 2,527 m in New Mexico. Burke Point stands 2,774 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,527 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Vista Overlook · 21 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pueblo Park Spring: 2.8 mi
- Hinkle Spring: 3.9 mi
- Flying T Spring: 4.0 mi
- Maverick Spring: 4.6 mi
- Upper Steeple Spring: 5.0 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.5 mi
- Black Bull Peak: 3.1 mi
- Maverick Peak: 4.7 mi
- Devils Monument: 5.3 mi
- Tige Rim: 4.1 mi
- Devils Washboard: 10.8 mi
- Burke Point: 12.8 mi
- Turtle Rock: 13.8 mi
- Windy Point: 18.4 mi
- Dangerous Park: 2.3 mi
- Crabtree Park: 19.5 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 22.5 mi
- Yequas Park: 23.9 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 15.5 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 18.4 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 19.1 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 19.3 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.5 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Chitty Falls: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Saddle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Point | WNW 285° | 2,774 m | 13.7 mi |
| Whiterocks Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,673 m | 8.2 mi |
| San Francisco | NE 34° | 2,618 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 235° | 2,612 m | 10.0 mi |
| San Francisco Mountains | NNE 19° | 2,580 m | 6.5 mi |
| Horse Mesa | N 10° | 2,572 m | 8.0 mi |
| W S Mountain | SW 214° | 2,563 m | 7.5 mi |
| Black Bull Peak | NNE 30° | 2,551 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luna RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 41541 — Saddle Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357569714
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