Signal Knob
Signal Knob rises to 2,073 m in New Mexico. Black Peak stands 2,745 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrel Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,073 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Austin Roberts Vista · 13 mi
- Ruins Vista Picnic Area · 13 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook · 19 mi
- Senator Clinton P. Anderson Wilderness Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Knob: 1.4 mi
- Century Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cross Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Avalanche Peak: 2.9 mi
- Snake Hill: 3.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 0.9 mi
- Pipeline Spring: 7.5 mi
- Little Pipe Spring: 8.0 mi
- Moore Spring: 8.3 mi
- Bear Creek Spring: 8.6 mi
- Bataan Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Silver City Ballpark: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Park: 6.3 mi
- Gough Park: 7.5 mi
- Penny Park: 7.6 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 7.9 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 8.0 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 12.0 mi
- King Bolt Pit: 8.6 mi
- Adonis Pit: 8.7 mi
- North Pit: 8.9 mi
- Raven Pitt: 8.9 mi
- Comanche Pit: 9.2 mi
- Little Walnut Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Gomez Peak Picnic Ground: 6.3 mi
- Lake Roberts Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Santa Rita: 6.8 mi
- Tyrone: 16.5 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 7.6 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 20.8 mi
- Ben Lilly Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 7.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Signal Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Peak | N 5° | 2,745 m | 4.7 mi |
| Signal Peak | N 354° | 2,737 m | 5.8 mi |
| Scott Peak | NNW 341° | 2,521 m | 7.6 mi |
| Twin Sisters | NNW 345° | 2,495 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pinos Altos Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,473 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 268° | 2,444 m | 11.0 mi |
| T X Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,437 m | 7.4 mi |
| A Four Mountain | NW 324° | 2,415 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:48 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
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 911049 — Signal Knob, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357599151
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