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Tierra Blanca Mountain

Tierra Blanca Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tierra Blanca Mountain rises to 2,155 m in New Mexico. McKnight Mountain stands 3,092 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2155 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.84008, -107.67559

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 30
  • Rock Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Bald Hill Spring: 11.7 mi
  • 6 B Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Magnum Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Thank God Spring: 13.3 mi
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Caballo Mountains Historic Marker: 22.5 mi
  • Whitmore Cabin (Ruins): 24.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Tierra Blanca Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKnight MountainNW 325°3,092 m17.8 mi
Hillsboro PeakNW 322°3,053 m9.8 mi
Sawyers PeakWNW 292°2,936 m6.5 mi
Cross-O MountainNW 318°2,890 m8.5 mi
Granite PeakNNW 336°2,830 m12.2 mi
Victorio Park MountainNNW 340°2,723 m17.4 mi
Seven Brothers MountainWNW 288°2,657 m5.0 mi
Flagpole MountainNNW 348°2,402 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:5019:23
June solstice06:0419:4620:23
September equinox07:0018:3619:09
December solstice07:1016:3117:09

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357599727

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