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White Pinnacle

White Pinnacle, seen from above at true elevation

White Pinnacle rises to 2,636 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is McKenna Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2636 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.18840, -108.43589

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • McKenna Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Horse Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Turnbo Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Horse Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Miller Spring: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 6
  • Grudging Cabin: 9.7 mi
  • Ruins: 14.1 mi
  • Ruins: 14.5 mi
  • Graves: 21.2 mi
  • Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 22.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of White Pinnacle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitewater BaldyNW 308°3,310 m15.1 mi
Willow MountainNW 309°3,283 m17.9 mi
Mogollon Baldy PeakWNW 302°3,269 m10.8 mi
Sacaton MountainWNW 292°3,250 m15.7 mi
Black MountainWNW 299°3,241 m15.5 mi
Center BaldyNW 304°3,210 m14.1 mi
Grouse MountainWNW 301°3,081 m18.9 mi
Indian PeakWNW 301°3,061 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5319:26
June solstice06:0619:5020:27
September equinox07:0318:3919:12
December solstice07:1416:3317:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146525867717064544437
Precip in1.00.90.70.40.50.72.73.11.81.21.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gila HOT Springs, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357600222

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