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Signal Knob

Signal Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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
2073 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.84119, -108.16977

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 42
  • 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
Parks: 14
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • 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
Artworks: 3
  • W: 4.7 mi
  • C: 5.8 mi
  • Penny Park Mosaics: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 7.6 mi
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ben Lilly Memorial: 5.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Signal Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black PeakN 5°2,745 m4.7 mi
Signal PeakN 354°2,737 m5.8 mi
Twin SistersN 349°2,524 m3.7 mi
Scott PeakNNW 341°2,521 m7.6 mi
Twin SistersNNW 345°2,495 m3.4 mi
Pinos Altos MountainWNW 289°2,473 m4.4 mi
Bear MountainW 268°2,444 m11.0 mi
T X MountainNNW 334°2,437 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5219:25
June solstice06:0619:4820:25
September equinox07:0218:3819:11
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 911049 — Signal Knob, Grant County, New Mexico.

OpenStreetMap element node/357599151

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