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San Jose Mountain

San Jose Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

San Jose Mountain rises to 1,978 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the north-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is C, a artwork 2.1 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1978 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.77508, -108.11143

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
  • Barrel Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Pipeline Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Little Pipe Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Moore Spring: 14.0 mi
Parks: 13
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Adonis Pit: 10.1 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 10.2 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 10.5 mi
  • North Pit: 10.6 mi
  • Comanche Pit: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • C: 2.1 mi
  • W: 8.8 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 9.8 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Butterfield Rest Area: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of San Jose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakNNW 342°2,745 m9.8 mi
Signal PeakNNW 339°2,737 m11.1 mi
Twin SistersNNW 333°2,524 m9.1 mi
Scott PeakNNW 334°2,521 m13.1 mi
Twin SistersNNW 332°2,495 m9.0 mi
Pinos Altos MountainNW 308°2,473 m9.7 mi
Bear MountainWNW 286°2,444 m15.0 mi
T X MountainNNW 329°2,437 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:24
June solstice06:0619:4820:24
September equinox07:0118:3819:11
December solstice07:1216:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 910639 — San Jose Mountain, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357598733

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