Whiterock Mountain
Whiterock Mountain rises to 2,005 m in New Mexico. Hillsboro Peak stands 3,053 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Log Springs Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Lake Valley Back Country Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,005 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Log Springs Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mule Springs Peak: 3.9 mi
- Lee Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Coyote Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Tom Eby Storage Building Historic Site: 5.6 mi
- Lake Valley: 8.0 mi
- Trinidad Andazola House Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Ramon Baca House Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Luciana B Grijalva House Historic Site: 15.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 14.5 mi
- Bald Hill Spring: 22.4 mi
- Magnum Spring: 23.1 mi
- 6 B Spring: 23.3 mi
- Libby Spring: 23.5 mi
- Lake Valley: 7.9 mi
- Nutt: 16.3 mi
- Mowry City: 17.1 mi
- Santa Rita: 22.8 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 16.6 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 18.9 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
- Uvas Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 25.0 mi
- Black Range Museum: 18.2 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 19.0 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 17.5 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Whiterock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Peak | NNW 346° | 3,053 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sawyers Peak | NNW 340° | 2,936 m | 14.3 mi |
| Cross-O Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,890 m | 17.8 mi |
| Granite Peak | N 351° | 2,830 m | 22.4 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,657 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cookes Peak | S 191° | 2,444 m | 10.2 mi |
| Thompson Cone | NNW 343° | 2,396 m | 10.5 mi |
| Pine Flat Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,385 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:32 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faywood, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 912333 — Whiterock Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600227
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