Steeple Rock
Steeple Rock rises to 1,896 m in New Mexico. Brushy Mountain stands 2,320 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Royal, a peak 1.0 miles away. Black Hills Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,896 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Black Hills Back Country Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Royal: 1.0 mi
- Horse Camp Peak: 1.7 mi
- Piñon Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Davenport Peak: 2.0 mi
- Charlie Hill: 3.3 mi
- Park Spring: 2.8 mi
- Kelley Spring: 3.0 mi
- White Oak Spring: 4.9 mi
- Juniper Spring: 5.0 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 5.2 mi
- Gila Middle Box Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.1 mi
- Bill Evans Wildlife Management Area: 21.8 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 21.9 mi
- Old Virden School: 8.3 mi
- Graves: 23.1 mi
- Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area: 16.1 mi
- Gila Park: 24.1 mi
- Greenlee County Fairgrounds: 9.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Steeple Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mountain | N 356° | 2,320 m | 13.1 mi |
| Maverick Hill | NNW 337° | 2,280 m | 17.0 mi |
| McMullen Peak | NNW 340° | 2,271 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tillie Hall Peak | NNW 345° | 2,222 m | 13.3 mi |
| Yellowjacket Peak | NNW 343° | 2,147 m | 12.0 mi |
| Dry Section Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,127 m | 12.8 mi |
| Applegate Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,125 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hells Hole Peak | NNW 330° | 2,110 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| September equinox | 06:05 | 17:41 | 18:14 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:37 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duncan, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 920711 — Steeple Rock, Grant County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357607595
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