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Hopewell

Hopewell from directly overhead

Hopewell is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 3,032 m. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopewell Lake Day Use Area, a park 0.7 miles away. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

ghost town in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

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Coordinates36.70944, -106.24778
Around it

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
Springs: 21
  • Moeller Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Yolanda Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Butterfly Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Ojito Azul: 7.5 mi
  • Fifteen Springs: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 13
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 5
  • Brazos Cliffs: 8.5 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 9.4 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 10.1 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 10.4 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 10.6 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Bull: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hopewell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaNW 314°3,477 m12.2 mi
Brazos PeakNW 313°3,440 m10.1 mi
Canjilon MountainSSW 211°3,326 m11.3 mi
San Antonio MountainNE 51°3,326 m16.4 mi
Neff MountainNNW 335°3,318 m24.5 mi
Osier MountainN 350°3,272 m21.9 mi
Peñasco AmarilloW 267°3,233 m9.3 mi
Jawbone MountainN 11°3,232 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:4920:28
September equinox06:5418:2919:03
December solstice07:1516:1316:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835425161666457463526
Precip in2.01.71.91.51.80.82.02.82.11.71.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brazos Lodge, 11 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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