Red Hill
Red Hill is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,214 m. Escudilla Mountain stands 3,326 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cimarron Mesa, a peak 3.6 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the White Mountain Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
80 named places within 25 miles
- Cimarron Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Cerro la Mula: 4.7 mi
- Red Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mesita Blanca: 12.1 mi
- Cerro Pomo: 12.4 mi
- Knight Spring: 14.7 mi
- Canovas Spring: 15.9 mi
- Todd Browning Spring: 16.1 mi
- Rita Blanca Spring: 16.2 mi
- Smith Spring: 16.3 mi
- The Rincon: 11.8 mi
- Casa Malpais Archaeological Park & Museum: 24.2 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escudilla Mountain | SW 219° | 3,326 m | 23.2 mi |
| Escudilla Lookout | SW 217° | 3,315 m | 23.6 mi |
| Jim Smith Peak | SSW 201° | 2,820 m | 16.9 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SE 134° | 2,818 m | 18.4 mi |
| Turner Peak | SSW 204° | 2,795 m | 24.7 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SE 136° | 2,780 m | 13.6 mi |
| Loco Knoll | SW 222° | 2,764 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jones Peak | SSW 195° | 2,755 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:32 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 23 mi away.
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