Sherman Mountain
Sherman Mountain rises to 2,086 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,086 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 4.2 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Star Peak: 2.0 mi
- Log Cabin Peak: 4.1 mi
- Deer Hill: 4.3 mi
- McClede Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Tierra Blanca Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 2.5 mi
- 6 B Spring: 8.2 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 8.6 mi
- Magnum Spring: 9.1 mi
- Thank God Spring: 9.6 mi
- Percha Bank Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- Lake Valley: 13.5 mi
- Acklin Store Historic Site: 16.9 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 17.3 mi
- Otto Huechling House Historic Site: 19.8 mi
- Black Range Museum: 4.6 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 19.0 mi
- Gooseberry Park: 12.4 mi
- Victorio Park: 13.7 mi
- Lake Valley: 13.4 mi
- Hermosa: 18.4 mi
- Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 19.5 mi
- Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Sherman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight Mountain | NW 311° | 3,092 m | 15.9 mi |
| Hillsboro Peak | WNW 294° | 3,053 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | WSW 257° | 2,936 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,890 m | 7.9 mi |
| Granite Peak | NW 315° | 2,830 m | 9.7 mi |
| Victorio Park Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,723 m | 14.4 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,657 m | 7.2 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,402 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:46 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:31 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 911010 — Sherman Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599120
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