Bear Canyon Spring

Bear Canyon Spring is a spring in Socorro, New Mexico and has an elevation of 7,982 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Baldy and Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research.

Peak

South Baldy is the highest point of the Magdalena Mountains in central New Mexico, in the United States. It is in the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest, about 9 mi south of Magdalena and 18 mi west-southwest of Socorro. South Baldy is situated 1½ miles east of Bear Canyon Spring.

Observatory

The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research is a scientific laboratory studying the cloud processes that produce lightning, hail, and rain, located in the Magdalena Mountains of central New Mexico. Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research is situated 2 miles east of Bear Canyon Spring.

Building

The Magdalena Ridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Socorro County, New Mexico, about 32 kilometers west of the town of Socorro. The observatory is located in the Magdalena Mountains near the summit of South Baldy Mountain, adjacent to the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research. Magdalena Ridge Observatory is situated 1½ miles east of Bear Canyon Spring.

Latitude

33.98512° or 33° 59′ 6″ north

Longitude

-107.21586° or 107° 12′ 57″ west

Elevation

7,982 feet (2,433 metres)

Open location code

855JXQPM+2M

GeoNames ID

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