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Saddleback Mountain

Saddleback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddleback Mountain rises to 1,923 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1923 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.88618, -109.01979

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Fish Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Indian Spring: 2.6 mi
  • McNaire Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Mulberry Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Juniper Spring: 3.5 mi
Parks: 7
  • Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 10.6 mi
  • Blackbridge Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Riverview Park: 19.3 mi
  • Sumitomo Park: 20.4 mi
  • County Ball fields: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Virden School: 13.7 mi
  • Morenci Southern Railway: 18.9 mi
  • Graves: 20.3 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 11.2 mi
  • Shovel: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Greenlee County Historical: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Saddleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MountainNNE 26°2,320 m7.9 mi
Maverick HillNNW 347°2,280 m10.0 mi
McMullen PeakN 352°2,271 m9.3 mi
Tillie Hall PeakN 7°2,222 m6.9 mi
Yellowjacket PeakN 10°2,147 m5.6 mi
Cold Spring MountainNNW 335°2,143 m15.7 mi
Big Lue MountainsNNW 339°2,139 m13.9 mi
Dry Section MountainENE 59°2,127 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0919:5220:28
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:1616:3717:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434753606878828074625042
Precip in0.90.80.50.20.30.21.72.21.20.70.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598528

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