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Schoolhouse Mountain

Schoolhouse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Schoolhouse Mountain rises to 1,895 m in New Mexico. Hillsboro Peak stands 3,053 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lake Valley Back Country Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071843, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1895 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.75230, -107.65142

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
  • Rock Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Bald Hill Spring: 18.0 mi
  • 6 B Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Magnum Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Libby Spring: 19.4 mi
Parks: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Schoolhouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hillsboro PeakNNW 332°3,053 m15.7 mi
Sawyers PeakNW 319°2,936 m11.3 mi
Cross-O MountainNNW 330°2,890 m14.3 mi
Granite PeakNNW 340°2,830 m18.4 mi
Seven Brothers MountainNW 321°2,657 m9.8 mi
Cookes PeakSSW 197°2,444 m15.6 mi
Thompson ConeNW 312°2,396 m7.7 mi
Pine Flat MountainNW 305°2,385 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:23
June solstice06:0419:4620:22
September equinox07:0018:3619:09
December solstice07:1016:3217:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451586674777569584739
Precip in0.60.40.30.30.70.82.12.42.01.00.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 910877 — Schoolhouse Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357598962

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