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Welcome to Willow Mountain ...

Willow Mountain is located in Catron County<1>.



A typical abbreviation for Willow Mountain: Willow Mtn. (or less commonly used: Willow Mntn.)

Willow Mountain is 10,780 feet [3,286 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Willow Mountain is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Willow Mountain lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Willow Mountain and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Willow Mountain is located in the (575) area code.

Communities near Willow Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willow Mountain.

  • Mogollon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogollon
    • Mogollon is located in Catron County
  • Glenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
    • Pleasanton is located in Catron County
  • Alma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Catron County
  • Buckhorn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Mule Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reserve
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Cliff
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Gila
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Blue
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Willow Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Willow Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Mountain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Willow Mountain.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Mountain ...

Looking for more information about Willow Mountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Willow Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Willow Mountain.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willow Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Catron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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