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McKnight Mountain, New Mexico

Prominence: 2525 ft, 770 m

Elevation: 10,165 feet, 3098 meters

True Isolation: 42.01 mi, 67.6 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 10,169 ft / 3099 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	33° 3' 7'' N, 107° 51' 1'' W 33.051813, -107.850273 (Dec Deg) 233850 E 3660643 N, Zone 13 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	New Mexico
County/Second Level Region	Grant (Highest Point) Sierra (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 53 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 52) Selected Trip Reports: 1993-10-10 by Steve Dowling 2000-09-04 by Scott Surgent 2004-09-06 by Scott Surgent 2015-11-01 by Dave Covill 2017-08-15 by Josef Nuernberger 2019-04-11 by Paul McClellan (GPS Track) 2019-05-21 by Greg Gerlach 2019-08-18 by Kevin Smith 2019-08-18 by Jim Retemeyer (GPS Track) 2020-07-18 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track) 2020-11-19 by Eric Smith (GPS Track) 2020-12-07 by Douglas Harris 2022-12-30 by Craig Barlow
Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to McKnight Mountain Elevation Ladder from McKnight Mountain Prominence Ladder from McKnight Mountain

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Downed timber on the approach to the western McKnight summit candidate (2019-04-11). Photo by Paul McClellan.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 2525 ft/769 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 2565 ft/781 m
  Key Col: 7640 ft/2329 m

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 42.01 mi/67.6 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 33.551759, -107.435058
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Vics Peak  (NE)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Intermountain West
Range3: Southwest Basins and Ranges
Range4: Southwest New Mexico Ranges
Range5: Black Range (Highest Point)

Drainage Basins

Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Chihuahua Basins
Internal Drainage-N.A.
Worldwide Internal Drainage

Ownership

Land: Gila National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Aldo Leopold Wilderness Area (Highest Point)

Topo Map

Victorio Park O33107a7 1:24,000

Data Source

1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map

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