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West Baldy

West Baldy, seen from above at true elevation

West Baldy rises to 2,979 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dog Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2979 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.25868, -108.71173

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Dog Spring: 1.1 mi
  • White Rocks Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Midnight Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Rock Spring: 4.1 mi
Peaks
Parks: 12
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Mogollon Museum: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of West Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitewater BaldyNE 42°3,310 m6.0 mi
Willow MountainNNE 17°3,283 m6.7 mi
Mogollon Baldy PeakE 83°3,269 m6.8 mi
Sacaton MountainNE 56°3,250 m1.6 mi
Black MountainNE 41°3,241 m3.6 mi
Center BaldyNE 54°3,210 m5.2 mi
Grouse MountainN 357°3,081 m4.9 mi
Indian PeakNNE 28°3,061 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5419:27
June solstice06:0719:5120:28
September equinox07:0418:4019:13
December solstice07:1516:3417:12

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404348546271757368584740
Precip in1.41.30.90.40.70.63.02.82.01.31.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357600127

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