Whiteface Mountain
Whiteface Mountain rises to 2,294 m in New Mexico. Manzano Peak stands 3,060 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Montoso, a peak 2.3 miles away. Abo Pass Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089582, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,294 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
- 9.2 mi off the Salt Missions Trail
- 12.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 22.3 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
93 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Montoso: 2.3 mi
- Cerro Pelon: 3.4 mi
- Red Butte: 5.4 mi
- Black Butte: 6.9 mi
- U-Butte: 7.3 mi
- Little Sand Spring: 9.6 mi
- La Casa Spring: 11.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 12.0 mi
- Cibola Spring: 12.1 mi
- Ojo Barreras Spring: 14.6 mi
- Bernado State Game Refuge: 14.5 mi
- Red Canyon Picnic Grounds: 19.0 mi
- Ranger Station Picnic Ground: 19.6 mi
- Del Fuego Park: 19.8 mi
- Monte Alto Plaza: 21.0 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 7.4 mi
- Don Pat Mill: 9.9 mi
- Tomasino Mill: 10.6 mi
- Red Mill: 11.9 mi
- Tribute to Randall G. Sanders: 19.1 mi
- Dust Bowl Home Historic Site: 17.7 mi
- ATSF M-1: 22.4 mi
- Sarracino Hall: 23.7 mi
- Quarai Museum: 21.4 mi
- Harvey House Museum: 22.4 mi
- Valencia County Historical Society Museum: 22.4 mi
- New Mexico Zia: 20.8 mi
- Belen B: 23.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 16.9 mi
- Salinas National Monument Headquarters Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whiteface Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manzano Peak | NNE 25° | 3,060 m | 16.2 mi |
| Gallo Peak | NNE 23° | 3,047 m | 19.2 mi |
| Capilla Peak | NNE 23° | 2,852 m | 24.2 mi |
| Osha Peak | NNE 22° | 2,824 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cerrito del Espia | NE 35° | 2,216 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rayo Hills | SE 134° | 2,205 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cerro Montoso | SE 132° | 2,191 m | 2.3 mi |
| La Cebolla | SSW 194° | 2,167 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:45 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:22 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bernardo, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 896552 — Whiteface Mountain, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581976
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- Belen · 23 mi
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