Whiterocks Mountain
Whiterocks Mountain rises to 2,673 m in New Mexico. Bear Mountain stands 2,612 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is White Yams Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2673 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Blue Vista Overlook · 18 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook Observation Site · 18 mi
- Chase Creek Overlook Observation Site · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Yams Spring: 1.5 mi
- Long Ears Spring: 1.6 mi
- Yam Spring: 1.8 mi
- Gray Bull Spring: 2.0 mi
- Devil Spring: 2.7 mi
- Pinyon Knob: 1.7 mi
- W S Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Devils Monument: 2.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 3.5 mi
- Horse Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Dangerous Park: 9.6 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 14.7 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 16.1 mi
- Crabtree Park: 16.8 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 21.6 mi
- Tige Rim: 4.5 mi
- Turtle Rock: 9.3 mi
- Devils Washboard: 12.3 mi
- Windy Point: 14.2 mi
- Burke Point: 15.5 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 12.6 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 21.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 15.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 15.7 mi
- Sheep Saddle Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 15.8 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 16.1 mi
- Chitty Falls: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Whiterocks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,612 m | 6.2 mi |
| W S Mountain | NW 311° | 2,563 m | 2.5 mi |
| Black Bull Peak | NNE 20° | 2,551 m | 11.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,527 m | 8.2 mi |
| Maple Peak | SSW 197° | 2,527 m | 11.3 mi |
| Raspberry Peak | WNW 284° | 2,527 m | 13.8 mi |
| Maness Peak | N 356° | 2,517 m | 12.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,489 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:35 | 17:13 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 936509 — Whiterocks Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357614893
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