Midnight Spring
Midnight Spring is a spring in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,736 m. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the east-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Holt Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2736 m
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Holt Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Sheridan Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Kings Crown: 2.9 mi
- Gold Hill: 2.9 mi
- Queens Crown: 3.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 1.7 mi
- Blue Jay Spring: 2.1 mi
- Clay Spring: 2.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 2.6 mi
- Dog Spring: 2.9 mi
- Redstone Park: 5.4 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 7.2 mi
- Leopold Vista Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 11.0 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 8.6 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 9.2 mi
- Graves: 13.1 mi
- Ruins: 18.0 mi
- Ruins: 18.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 6.7 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 6.9 mi
- Windy Point: 7.6 mi
- Tige Rim: 24.7 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 7.2 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 7.4 mi
- Frisco Camp Picnic Site: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Midnight Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | ENE 74° | 3,310 m | 7.4 mi |
| Willow Mountain | NE 53° | 3,283 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mogollon Baldy Peak | E 99° | 3,269 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,250 m | 4.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 88° | 3,241 m | 5.4 mi |
| Center Baldy | E 86° | 3,210 m | 7.3 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | NE 50° | 3,081 m | 3.7 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 78° | 3,061 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:52 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
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, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 94.9 | 123 | 180 | 129 | 66.0 | 26.5 | 37.2 | 79.2 | 69.5 | 77.5 | 48.5 | 76.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Francisco River Near Glenwood, NM, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2006091280
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