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Schoolhouse Mountain

Schoolhouse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Schoolhouse Mountain rises to 1,941 m in New Mexico. Burro Peak stands 2,445 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tub Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1941 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.78869, -108.55227

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 54
  • Tub Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Foxtail Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Pearson Springs: 5.7 mi
Parks: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Comanche Pit: 15.1 mi
  • North Pit: 15.2 mi
  • Raven Pitt: 15.3 mi
  • King Bolt Pit: 15.5 mi
  • Adonis Pit: 15.7 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 16.0 mi
  • W: 17.8 mi
  • C: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Schoolhouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burro PeakSSE 153°2,445 m15.3 mi
Bear MountainENE 74°2,444 m11.7 mi
Jacks PeakSSE 153°2,428 m16.1 mi
Ferguson MountainSSE 154°2,424 m14.9 mi
McComas PeakE 82°2,340 m11.8 mi
Reading MountainNE 43°2,333 m18.4 mi
Eighty MountainENE 74°2,267 m15.2 mi
Little Bear MountainENE 75°2,245 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:26
June solstice06:0719:5020:26
September equinox07:0318:4019:12
December solstice07:1316:3517:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384247536171757367574538
Precip in1.21.10.60.30.40.62.72.52.01.00.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cliff 11 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357580114

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